Jeff Hartness joined Apogee in September 2024 and serves as Chief Commercial Officer. He has an extensive track record in commercial and corporate leadership, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the biotech industry focused on product launches, market access strategy, pricing and policy. Prior to joining Apogee, Mr. Hartness was at Bausch Health, where he held roles of increasing responsibility over eight years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President on the Global Executive Leadership Team, leading the company’s market access, commercial operations, policy and government affairs teams, as well as General Manager of the Neurology portfolio and the Generics businesses. He previously served as Sr. Vice President and Head of Strategic Account Management, Pricing, Contracting and Distribution, responsible for planning and implementing the company’s payer and Go-to-Market strategy. Prior to joining Bausch Health, Mr. Hartness spent 15 years at Sanofi Pharmaceuticals focused on market access, leading national and regional account management teams and launch execution, ultimately serving as Head of Sanofi’s PBMs, Employers and Specialty Distribution. Mr. Hartness began his career at Pfizer and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hanover College. He is a Certified Health Insurance Executive through Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and currently serves on the boards of Corganics and Bryn Pharma.