Chris Brown McAteer
Chris, a Harvard graduate, began working at Cerifax Pharmacy Services in 1997, remaining there through its acquisition by Walgreens in 2005. He then worked at Express Scripts until 2010 and most recently managed sales teams at Truveris and RxBenefits.
With 27 years of pharmacy business experience, Chris is the founder of McAteer and serves as an independent PBM consultant working with employers, Taft-Hartley plans, Third-Party Administrators, brokers and benefits consultants. Recognized as an educational and entertaining speaker, he’s addressed benefits conference attendees on pharmacy topics from PBM pricing to pharmacy adherence to best practices in pharmacy contracting. His advocacy efforts in the Oregon Legislature earned him a Special Services Award from the Oregon State Pharmacist Association in 2013 for successful legislative work on PBM transparency. With his love of the great outdoors, he logs a lot of miles hiking with his four children and their intrepid dog, Maggie.