Her work focuses on improving prescription drug affordability and accessibility for older adults.
She is currently Chairman of the Governance Board of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review.
Purvis joined AARP in 2005 as a senior policy research analyst.
Prior to her tenure at AARP, she worked for the American Psychological Association.
She also holds a certificate in gerontology from the University of Washington.
Read Leigh Purvis’blog posts.