Shruti Kulkarni is the Policy Director for the Center for Lawful Access and Abuse Deterrence (CLAAD). She offers policy insight on the prevention of diversion, misuse, and abuse of controlled Rx medications and treatment of substance use disorders. In this capacity, she proposes and analyzes policies and legislation; drafts legislative language, testimony, white papers, and scholarly articles; and educates state and federal legislators and policymakers. Kulkarni has over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry, including government affairs and sales positions in the pharmaceutical industry, and at the Food and Drug Adminstration’s Office of Policy in the Office of the Commissioner. She also is an Associate Attorney at DCBA Law & Policy, a Washington, D.C., law firm that focuses on healthcare law and policy. Kulkarni obtained her Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University School of Law. She received her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Saint Joseph’s University.