Antoine C. El Khoury obtained his Doctorate degree in Economics from Oklahoma State University in 2004 and completed a two year post-Doctoral fellowship in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. During his fellowship, he was involved in studies related to adherence to pharmacotherapy, cost-effectiveness of drugs, and cost of disease management. His research focused on the application of statistical and econometric modeling to help in formulary and pharmaceutical decision making. He worked at Merck for about six years within the Global Health Outcomes Department where he was involved in economic modeling and outcomes research studies for vaccines and infectious disease drugs. Currently he is employed by Johnson and Johnson as a Director and Head, Health Economics, Market Access and Reimbursement for Janssen Gulf Cooperating Council Region and serves as an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' College of Pharmacy. His research has been published in international scientific peer reviewed journals. He is a member of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.