https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/05/silicon-valley-just-lost-a-friend-with-exit-of-gottlieb-from-the-fda.html

The departure of Scott Gottlieb from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday is a potential blow to Silicon Valley.

In his two years as commissioner of the FDA, Gottlieb, a doctor and former venture capitalist, gained a reputation as a proponent of health-care innovation, including pharmaceutical companies bringing new drugs to market.