Anne L. Burns, BSPharm, RPh, FAPhA, is President, Pharmacy Horizons, LLC. For 25 years prior she worked at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), most recently serving as Vice President, Professional Affairs. In this capacity, she was responsible for the Association’s strategic initiatives focused on advancing pharmacists’ patient care services in team-based care delivery models, sustainability of pharmacists’ patient care services, health care quality, and health information technology. She led the Association’s practice initiatives on pain management and substance use disorders and continues that work by representing APhA on the National Advisory Board for the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit and the National Academies of Medicine Action Collaborative on Combatting Substance Use and Opioid Crises, and serving on the Board of Directors for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists Foundation.

She is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and completed the Wharton Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders. In addition to her professional responsibilities, she serves as a caregiver for a family member with chronic pain.