The ultimate list of leaders in life sciences.

The 2025 STATUS List features 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, policy, and health tech. The list is wide-ranging: from the biotech and health system executives who lead the market, to scientists developing AI technologies and breakthrough therapies, to patient advocates and activists. 

This year’s selections also reflect the leaders and powerbrokers of a new era in Washington. Some are big names you’ve surely heard of; others are behind-the-scenes players. We didn’t shy away from people who are controversial. What these 50 people have in common is their influence on our health care system, and why they’re worth our readers’ attention in the year ahead. 

This list is necessarily subjective. It’s the product of a months-long (and sometimes painstaking) nomination and judging process involving editors and reporters at STAT. We welcome readers’ thoughts on who they would select and why. We hope the list will spark conversation about the people who are driving headlines in health and medicine.