Alumni Spotlight

Kenny Yu, PharmD ’10, MBA

System Senior Director, Pharmacy Services
(Chief Pharmacy Officer)
Past Vice President EMSOP 2010

What are you most proud of regarding your career?

I stepped into my role in the fall of 2020, and I helped NYC with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout during the pandemic. I was also the inaugural 340B Program Director at NYU Langone Hospitals, where I built the program and team from scratch. Recently, I was invited to the White House to speak about medication quality and named to Becker’s Healthcare’s top CPOs to know.

How was your RU Pharmacy experience foundational in where you are today?

Aside from the crucial clinical knowledge, RU pharmacy equipped me with the tools needed to continue professional growth through soft skills, business savvy and emotional intelligence. RU pharmacy provided so many different aspects and perspectives of pharmacy outside of the traditional curriculum. It allowed me to always embrace change, be nimble and open to new pharmacy and healthcare trends.

Are there any passion projects you’d like to share with other alums?

On top of the initiatives and projects day-to-day to improve quality of care and patient safety, I am extremely passionate about working cross functionally to help mitigate drug shortages in the industry and improving medication quality.