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Pam Cheng

EVice President of Global opt. & IT, Chief Sust. Officer and Member of External Sust.Adv. Board, AstraZeneca

Search every verified Pam Cheng interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President of Global Operations and IT and Chief Sustainability Officer at AstraZeneca, has been a prominent voice on the intersection of climate change and public health. In a January 2025 discussion with IDA Ireland CEO Michael Lohan, she stated that climate change is impacting health, citing that over 12 million people die annually from extreme heat and air pollution. She also argued that medicine supply chains must remain global and open, noting that no country can be completely self-sufficient in drug development and manufacturing. In earlier appearances, including a September 2024 Foreign Policy forum and an April 2024 panel of global health leaders, Cheng discussed AstraZeneca's sustainability efforts, including a reported 67% reduction in scope one and two emissions by the end of 2023 and a pledge of $1 billion toward its Ambition Zero Carbon program. She has also highlighted the healthcare sector's contribution to about 5% of global emissions, which she said is more than the aviation sector. Cheng has also spoken about her role in AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution. In an October 2021 address, she noted that over 1.7 billion doses had been supplied to more than 170 countries, with approximately two-thirds delivered to low- and middle-income countries, and described the establishment of a global supply network in eight months as unprecedented in her 30 years in the industry. In a 2020 lecture, she stated the company was not taking shortcuts on safety but was accelerating manufacturing to bring the vaccine to market faster. Additionally, in internal podcasts from May 2024, Cheng offered career advice, encouraging women to overcome self-limiting assumptions, seek feedback as a gift, and make intentional choices about work and life, while also recounting an early career experience where she was mistaken for a secretary.

Recent appearances

  • Exploring Science and Innovation in Life Sciences with Pam Cheng and Michael Lohan

    February 24, 2025 · 📺 IDA Ireland

    Join us for an insightful discussion featuring Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President of Operations and IT at AstraZeneca, and Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland. In this video, they share their thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly, how AI is going to affect life sciences sector, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Discover their perspectives on the accessibility of future medicines and where Ireland should focus its efforts to attract investment in the life sciences area. • Thinks of expanding in Ireland? Contact us today - https://www.idaireland.com/contact-…

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  • Driving Sustainability in Healthcare with Pam Cheng

    October 04, 2024 · 📺 CROWLEY LAW LLC

    From Lab to Patient, Garage to Market with Philip Crowley, Episode 6 In this episode of "From Lab to Patient, Garage to Market," Philip Crowley speaks with Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President for Global Operations and Information Technology and the Chief Sustainability Officer at AstraZeneca. Pam is recognized for her significant contributions to sustainability in the healthcare industry and was named to Time Magazine's Health 100 for 2024. Tune in to the episode to hear about: Pam's journey into STEM influenced by her father’s reverse psychology and her passion for challenging the status qu…

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  • From Crisis to Care: Building Climate-Resilient Health Systems for NCDs

    September 25, 2024 · 📺 Foreign Policy

    Now at the FP Health Forum @ UNGA79: Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President, Global Operations, IT & Chief Sustainability Officer, AstraZeneca joins Maggie Lake for a conversation on building climate-resilient health systems for NCDs. View the agenda here: https://foreignpolicy.com/events/fp-u... For more events from Foreign Policy, visit https://foreignpolicy.com/events Subscribe to Foreign Policy's Youtube Channel:    / @foreign-policy   Visit http://foreignpolicy.com/ to read the latest global news and analysis from FP. Follow Foreign Policy: Twitter -   / foreignpolicy   Instagram -…

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  • The challenges women face in the work place

    May 16, 2024 · 📺 astrazeneca

    “In Conversations with…” is an internal podcast led by our CFO, Aradhana Sarin, to spotlight women who are thought leaders in their industry, the secrets of their success as well as their views on the challenges -- and opportunities -- that affect women in the workplace. We’re sharing a special episode where Aradhana is joined by members of our Senior Executive Team, as they discuss their careers, their influences and gender equality at work. Panel Guests Sharon Barr, EVP Biopharmaceuticals R&D Pam Cheng, EVP Global Operations & IT, Chief Sustainability Officer Susan Galbraith, EVP Oncol…

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  • Career advice for women in the workplace

    May 16, 2024 · 📺 astrazeneca

    “In Conversations with…” is an internal podcast led by our CFO, Aradhana Sarin to spotlight women who are thought leaders in their industry, the secrets of their success as well as their views on the challenges -- and opportunities -- that affect women in the workplace. We’re sharing a special episode where Aradhana is joined by members of our Senior Executive Team, as they discuss their careers, their influences and gender equality at work. Panel Guests Sharon Barr, EVP Biopharmaceuticals R&D Pam Cheng, EVP Global Operations & IT, Chief Sustainability Officer Susan Galbraith, EVP Oncolo…

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  • Panel 1: Special Panel of Global Health Leaders

    April 30, 2024 · 📺 National Academy of Medicine

    Moderator: Judith Rodin, Rockefeller Foundation and University of Pennsylvania (former) Panelists: • Naveen Rao, Rockefeller Foundation • John Balbus, OCCHE, HHS • Pam Cheng, AstraZeneca • Tamer Rabie, World Bank

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  • Pam Cheng shares AstraZeneca's vaccine journey | Vaccination and Beyond | Oct. 26, 2021

    November 15, 2022 · 📺 Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation

    On October 26, 2021, we teamed up with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia to host our first global summit, "Vaccination and beyond: Lessons for ending the pandemic from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and the U.S." Pam Cheng, Executive VP of Operations and IT at AstraZeneca, joined us for session 1 of the event to share AstraZeneca's experience and learning in developing, manufacturing, and distributing its Covid-19 vaccine, especially in the Asia Pacific. The Reform for Resilience Commission gathers leaders from different regions and sectors to make the pandemic a catalyst fo…

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  • Fighting COVID-19 with Innovation–A Race Against Time with Pam Cheng, AstraZeneca

    October 23, 2020 · 📺 Schaefer School of Engineering & Science

    The School of Engineering and Science Dean's Lecture Series on October 21, 2020 features Stevens' alum Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President for Global Operations and Information Technology at AstraZeneca discussing their production of a vaccine for COVID-19. Ms. Cheng touches on how AstraZeneca is able to bring a safe vaccine to market in a fraction of the time it would take under ordinary circumstances.

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  • H1 2020 Results: Continued growth and ongoing COVID-19 response

    July 29, 2020 · 📺 astrazeneca

    Pam Cheng, EVP Operations and Information Technology, and Fiona Cicconi, EVP Human Resources, share highlights from the first half of 2020. https://bit.ly/2X8wT25 -----------------   Global site: https://www.astrazeneca.com/    Careers site: https://careers.astrazeneca.com/    Follow us:  Twitter:   / astrazeneca    LinkedIn:   /     Instagram:   /     Facebook:   / astrazeneca  

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  • 2019 Stevens Awards Gala - International Achievement Award - Pam P. Cheng

    April 15, 2019 · 📺 Stevens Institute of Technology

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