Ken Bowler

M. Kenneth Bowler served on the staff of the US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee from 1974 to 1989. He was the Staff Director of the Committee from 1987-89 and Deputy Staff Director from 1985-87.

Ken also served as a Corporate Officer and Vice President, Federal Government Relations for Pfizer, Inc. from 1989 to June 2005. Immediately prior to joining DLGS, Ken was the Director of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Office of Public and International Affairs in Washington, DC.

Ken has published a book and several articles on federal health and welfare policies.  In addition to his work at DLGS, he currently serves on the Johns Hopkins Cancer Center Advisory Council, and is a member of the Southern Virginia University National Advisory Council. He is a Board Member of the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, DC and the Faith and Politics Institute. Ken has also served on the Health Advisory Council of the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, the Board of Editors of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, and holds membership in the American Political Science Association.  Ken earned a bachelor degree in Political Science from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. He was an American Political Science Congressional Fellow and an assistant professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Maryland.