Regina LaBelle, JD, is a Principal with LaBelle Strategies, advising governments and nonprofit organizations on effective strategies to address today's opioid epidemic. She also is a Visiting Fellow with the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. A frequent commentator on the opioid issue, LaBelle has appeared on MSNBC and is a regular contributor to The Hill. Until January 2017, she was Chief of Staff in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), where she served for eight years as a political appointee. While at ONDCP, she co-authored and helped to implement the administration's plan to address the opioid epidemic. She represented ONDCP before Congress, at national conferences and with the media. Skilled at public speaking, writing and strategy development, her previous work as Legal Counsel to the Mayor of Seattle, as well as in the federal government, provides a unique perspective on today's public policy challenges. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and magna cum laude graduate of Boston College, LaBelle lives with her husband and son in Maryland.