ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Admiral McGinnis has over 40 years of experience in the fields of military medicine, pharmacology and health care management. Admiral McGinnis served over 36 years in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) and Department of Defense. At the time of his retirement, he served as Assistant Surgeon General and Chief of the Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for the Defense Health Agency (DHA). In this senior management position at the DHA, Admiral McGinnis was responsible for advising the Assistant Secretary on all pharmacy related matters and for executive leadership and technical directions for the management and operational implementation of the DoD $7 billion annual TRICARE pharmacy benefit program, which provides worldwide coverage for 9.5 million active duty and retired beneficiaries of the eight uniformed services and their families. He also served as the Source Selection Authority for the TRICARE Pharmacy program acquisition contract, a $50 billion multi-year pharmacy benefit contract. The 2008 and 2014 contract awards were two of the few DoD contracts of this magnitude not appealed. He also successfully awarded two multi-billion-dollar managed care contracts for the DHA.
Prior to working at the DHA, Admiral McGinnis served as Deputy Associate Commissioner of Health Affairs at the FDA. In this capacity he was responsible for outreach and liaison to all health professional organizations. During this time, Admiral McGinnis deployed to Louisiana following hurricanes Katrina and Rita and served as Incident Commander for the Alexandria Special Needs Shelter, a 250-bed shelter staffed by over 100 health professionals, including active duty, inactive reserve, and federalized volunteers.
Admiral McGinnis is a graduate of the Rutgers University College of Pharmacy, has an Executive Master’s in General Administration Certificate from the University of Maryland, and is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute. Admiral McGinnis has numerous publications and awards, including the US Surgeon Generals’ Medallion for Exemplary Service and the Distinguished Service Medal. He is a life member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, the Military Officers Association of America, the Institute of Federal Health Care Executives and the Commissioned Officers Association of the US public Health Service.
In 1994, he was selected Alumnus of the Year by the Rutgers Collage of Pharmacy Alumni Association, and he gave the Commencement address at the Rutgers College of Pharmacy class of 2009 graduation. He received the prestigious Health Leader of the Year award in 2013 from the USPHS Commissioned Officers Association and became a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association in 2015. Admiral McGinnis is also a Life Member of the United States Tennis Association and is a nationally ranked player.