Lucy Rose has spent her career at the intersection of public health, medicine, and communications, bringing science to life in ways that change lives. A trained clinician and award-winning pharmaceutical health strategy and regulatory expert, she is known for bridging the worlds of government, industry, and public advocacy with uncommon clarity and conviction.

As the founder of The Cost of Loneliness Project, Lucy has made it her personal mission to shine a spotlight on what she calls “the silent public health crisis of our time.” Drawing on her own experiences with the profound isolation that often accompanies a life of business travel, she has turned personal insight into a national movement, advocating for awareness, education, and solutions to combat chronic loneliness and its staggering impact on physical health, mental well-being, and economic stability.

Lucy’s work goes beyond intervention. She is determined to educate and align systems - from medicine and education to city planning, architecture, and organizational design - around the power of prevention. Her vision is to help society intentionally create cultures of connection, where communities, workplaces, and public spaces are designed to support belonging, mental health, and resilience before crises arise.

Before launching her own consultancy, Lucy Rose & Associates, LLC, Lucy served as Director of the Office of Training and Communications at the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), where she helped shape how the nation understood drug safety, efficacy, and regulation. Over the course of her career, she has been the trusted advisor to C-suite executives at some of the world’s leading life sciences companies, guiding them through complex regulatory landscapes and earning recognition as one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most respected voices.

Now, Lucy is channeling that same credibility and influence into a cause that transcends medicine alone. In 2025, she is expanding The Cost of Loneliness Project into a movement to help organizations and individuals reimagine connection as essential infrastructure for health, resilience, and human thriving.

A board-certified Physician Assistant with a B.S. in biology from Salem College, an MBA from Averett College, and a degree from the Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Program, Lucy has delivered thousands of keynotes and training programs around the globe. Her passion, informed by both data and lived experience, makes her an expert commentator for national media on the growing intersections of public health, wellness, and human connection.