Brian Elsbernd

Biography

Brian joined Catalyst in 2016 as SVP of Legal and Compliance and was promoted in 2018 to Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Brian’s career began in healthcare as a pharmacy technician and office manager for a small infusion pharmacy and durable medical equipment (DME) supplier, and he continued on that track during law school by concentrating on healthcare law classes.

“My catalyst is being able to experience the outcomes of my work. I love my job because I not only get to help solve problems, but I get to see their implementation through to see the results–and in Rare Disease Medicines, that makes you feel good about what you do.”

Other Notable Roles:
Senior Director/Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP

Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts in History (minor in Mathematics), University of Illinois
Juris Doctor (JD) magna cum laude, Saint Louis University School of Law