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New SF public health chief was part of McKinsey opioid-marketing operation
Exclusive: San Francisco’s new Public Health chief has promised to fight the opioid crisis. Records show he helped market an opioid for the consulting firm McKinsey, which has paid over $1 billion in settlements for its role in the drug crisis.
The records show that Tsai — who worked for McKinsey from 2007 to 2015, according to his LinkedIn page — helped develop a marketing strategy for tramadol sold under the brand name Ultram ER, an effort that involved cultivating relationships with doctors who became prolific prescribers. He has spent nearly his entire two-decade career supporting those struggling with homelessness and addiction and helping tens of millions of our most vulnerable neighbors access critical medical care, and he will continue that work in San Francisco.” In a statement this week, Tsai highlighted the city’s opioid and homelessness crises and said he was looking forward “to partnering with stakeholders and individuals with lived experience to find new, data-driven approaches to tackling this important challenge.”
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