Andy Bender
Partner
Andy founded Polaris Management Partners more than six years ago. Andy is frequently invited to speak at Pharma and Medical device compliance forums on topics ranging from state reporting and aggregate spend, Publication Policies, Fair Market Value, Grant and Speaker Portals, and is also the author of more than 15 articles published covering compliance and ethical topics in Scientific Affairs, Medical, Marketing and Sales. Prior to founding PMP, Andy was a Managing Director at Context Integration, a technology firm. Before this, he was a Senior Director of Operations at Merck-Medco, Senior Manager at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co. Andy holds a BA in Business from Nijenrode University, an MSc in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Fred Eaton
Partner
Fred currently leads Polaris' Fair Market Value practice. Prior to joining Polaris, Fred founded Stonelea Management Group, a healthcare investment and consulting firm. Before founding Stonelea, Fred spent ten years with Praxair, a global medical and industrial gas manufacturer, where he served as the CFO of the company's healthcare division and sat on the company's healthcare compliance committee. In addition, he has spent five years as a consultant in Asia working with US and European clients to develop strategies for regional expansion. Fred holds a BA in economics from Harvard College and an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Marc Eigner
Partner
Marc leads Polaris' technology practice and has implemented over eight grants management systems. He is an expert in pharmaceutical systems integration — including Oracle Apps, SAP, and Siebel. Additionally, Marc provides technology leadership on state and aggregate spend reporting assignments.
Previously, while at Accenture, Marc led the implementation of an Order-to-Cash solution in which he collected the requirements definition, developed new business processes, and designed the technical architecture. He has also managed a SAP eCommerce engagement's workplan, budget, and nine team members.
Marc worked in Accenture's technology practice for over six years. He has an MBA in IT Management, an MS in Computer and Systems Engineering, and a BS in Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Suzanne LoGalbo
Partner
Suzanne is dedicated to developing and managing the consulting business for Polaris. Suzanne has over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She is a pharmacist and attorney who focuses her work on compliance and regulatory related matters in the areas of global clinical research and development, manufacturing and marketing of new pharmaceutical products, including investigational and marketed product applications, labeling development, risk management and assessment, and corporate compliance issues.
Suzanne has extensive in-house experience, which includes the planning and execution of corporate regulatory strategies, risk analysis and assessment, labeling development, advertising/promotion and CME strategies. Suzanne has advised various pharmaceutical companies in the product development/review/advisory committee/approval processes for several highly successful pharmaceutical products. She has successfully defended clients on post marketing regulatory inquiries and drug labeling/promotion matters before governmental agencies. Suzanne has developed Comprehensive Compliance Programs consistent with the PhRMA Code, OIG Compliance Guidance and various state-specific laws. She has served on Pharmaceutical Compliance Committees and as counsel for Pharmaceutical Sales Management. Her work in this area includes policy drafting, compliance/business training and development of company auditing programs.
Prior to joining Polaris, Suzanne was Of Counsel, Life Sciences Practice Group, at the law firm of Thompson Hine. In addition, she has served as a senior executive for several pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and Solvay Pharmaceuticals.
Suzanne holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University, School of Law, Newark and is admitted to the Bar in New Jersey. Her Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy was granted by St. John's University.
Mark Scallon
Senior Manager
Mark is an expert in project management and performing compliance audits/assessments for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. Mark currently leads Polaris' Audit Practice. Prior to working at Polaris, Mark was a Manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Practice, a Senior Financial Analyst at Medco Health Solutions Client Business and Analysis Group, and the Financial and Business Administrator for Ambulatory Care at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Mark holds a B.A. in English from State University of New York (SUNY), College at Geneseo and a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Cornell University's Sloan Program.