Speaker
John L. Colaizzi, Jr., PharmD, CCP
Group Vice President, Head of Enterprise Pharmacy Practice
Walgreen Co.
John L. Colaizzi, Jr. is Group Vice President, Head of Enterprise Pharmacy Practice for Walgreens. A pharmacist and 27-year Walgreens veteran, he is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy practice across the enterprise community and specialty pharmacy businesses, including pharmacy quality, patient safety, compliance, and specialty pharmacy accreditation programs. He also leads the Walgreens regulatory and professional pharmacy affairs teams and is responsible for interactions with state boards of pharmacy, schools of pharmacy, key state and national pharmacy associations, clinical advocacy, and health equity organizations in advancing pharmacy practice across the industry.
He is a member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Directors of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP). He is a board-certified consultant pharmacist, APhA- certified immunization trainer, adjunct faculty at Rutgers University, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, and serves on the Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy Advisory Board.
Dr. Colaizzi is past president and chairman of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association and served as chairman of the New Jersey Pharmacists Political Action Committee. He was also district president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) for District 2. He served as president of the Franklin Lakes, NJ Board of Education Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Franklin Lakes Parks and Recreation Foundation. He is a member of the Rho Chi Pharmacy Honors Society and is a Fellow of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association.
Dr. Colaizzi is the recipient of the 2007 New Jersey Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award, the 2009 NCPA Pharmacy Leadership Award, the 2010 New Jersey Retail Merchant Association Pharmacist of the Year Award, the 2014 American Diabetes Association’s Volunteer of the Year Award, the 2016 NJPhA William McNeill Community Service Award, the 2017 NJPhA Educator of the Year Award, the 2019 APhA Bowl of Hygeia Award, and the 2022 Rosario Mannino Award for meritorious service to the Profession of Pharmacy.