John L. Colaizzi, Jr., PharmD, FNJPhA, is Vice President of Pharmacy Practice for Walgreens. A pharmacist and 27-year Walgreens veteran, he is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy practice across the enterprise community and specialty pharmacy businesses, including pharmacy quality, patient safety, compliance and specialty pharmacy accreditation programs. He also leads the Walgreens regulatory and professional pharmacy affairs teams and is responsible for interactions with state boards of pharmacy, schools of pharmacy, key state and national pharmacy associations, clinical advocacy and health equity organizations in advancing pharmacy practice across the industry.
Dr. Colaizzi is also a member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP). He received both his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.