Thomas Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, (Hon) ScD, FAPhA

Chair

Thomas E. Menighan is Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the oldest, largest, and most diverse pharmacists’ organization in America. He serves the APhA leadership and the pharmacy profession. 

As the voice of pharmacy, APhA leads the profession and equips members for their role as medication experts and caregivers in team-based, patient-centered care. Through information, education, and advocacy, APhA empowers its members to improve medication use and advance patient care. More about APhA can be found at www.pharmacist.com and www.pharmacylibrary.com. 

In addition to serving as chair of PTCB, Menighan serves as an elected Bureau member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA), and a board member of Pharmacy Quality Solutions. Menighan has served in volunteer roles within the profession of pharmacy, including as president of APhA in 2001- 2002 and a member of the APhA Board of Trustees between 1995 and 2003. He was a senior staff member of APhA from 1987-1992. As Senior Director of External Affairs, he managed state affairs, public relations, new business development, and practice management issues. 

He received his BS degree in pharmacy from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, an MBA from Averett College, and honorary ScD degrees from West Virginia University and the University of Charleston. Menighan was a 20-year Medicine Shoppe owner and remains a founding partner in Pharmacy Associates, Inc., DBA CompreCare, a multistate home infusion and specialty pharmacy that serves patients across the US. 

Previously, Menighan managed the PharMark Corporation, creator of RationalMed, the drug utilization system used by millions of state Medicaid enrollees. He founded SymRx, Inc, developer of CornerDrugstore.com, and SynTegra Solutions, Inc, a consulting firm focused on supply chain security for worldwide clients.