Loren Kirk, PharmD, CPHQ, CAE, IOM 

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships


Loren Kirk

Loren Kirk serves as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA). He develops and pursues strategies to engage PQA members and other stakeholders through innovative partnerships, pilot programs, and sponsorships that advance PQA’s mission and that of the partnering organizations. He also manages PQA's stakeholder engagement, education and convening programs.

Loren completed a post-graduate Executive Fellowship with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation where he collaborated with key stakeholders and PQA members on pharmacy practice advancement initiatives, professional association governance, and healthcare policy.

Loren graduated with his Bachelors of Science in Animal Science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He earned with his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. Loren served in professional association leadership roles at the national, regional, and state level.