John Colaizzi is Vice President of Pharmacy Practice for Walgreens. A pharmacist and 26 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, in advancing Pharmacy Practice across the Industry.
Dr. Colaizzi is also a member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy and District President of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. He received both his BS in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.