Edward C. Reno III is a Partner at FTP.

Ed has spent his career working in government and for corporations to develop policy and strategies related to global and U.S. federal and state law/regulations.

He worked for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech and gene therapy sectors as well as companies focused on diagnostics. This work has led him to focusing on areas such as rare disease, addiction, neuromuscular and aesthetic medicine where he has experience working with all levels of organizations to support drug development and commercialization. Prior to this, Mr. Reno worked “in house” for life sciences companies leading their lobbying and policy interests including Allergan, Inc where he served as the Chief Government Affairs Officer.

In addition to this work, he serves on the Board of Advisors at Goldman Edwards LLC, a leading Information Technologies service provider, the Board of Directors of Verde Technologies, manufacturer of the at home pharmaceutical drug disposal system Deterra Pouch® which is addressing the connection between unwanted/unused opioid pills and the opioid abuse and overdose epidemic, and he is an Advisor to IACTA Pharmaceuticals, a leading drug development company focusing on the ophthalmic marketplace.

Prior to this Mr. Reno worked in the U.S. Senate and the Governor’s Office of the State of California.