Lara Ramsburg

Bio:

Lara Ramsburg is the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Viatris. She has been with Viatris and its legacy company, Mylan, since 2009 and has led the Corporate Affairs organization since 2019.

During her more than 30-year career, Lara has come close to experiencing it all. From the early days of CNN to the front lines of the Sago Mine Disaster, navigating public controversy or standing up a new global company remotely during a pandemic, Lara has earned her reputation as a proven leader with a focus on authenticity. 

In her current role, she is responsible for protecting and advancing the company’s reputation and global brand, as well as its policy, government affairs, advocacy, and sustainability priorities, across multiple stakeholder groups through strategic communications and outreach strategies.

Previously, Lara spent more than a decade at Mylan in various executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility, including serving as Chief of Staff to the CEO as well as the Head of Integration. Prior to joining Mylan, she was Director of Communications and subsequently Director of Policy for the West Virginia Governor’s Office. In addition to her time spent in the control room at CNN, she also worked at Rowan & Blewitt, an issue and crisis management consulting firm.

Lara earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and a Master of Science degree in corporate and professional communication from Radford University in Radford, Virginia. She also completed the Viatris Executive Leadership Academy at Harvard Business School.