The Helios Alliance announced support for the appointment of Dr. Rahul Gupta, member of The Helios Alliance Leadership Team, to the Board of Trustees of the Knoa Foundation, the nonprofit organization that owns and oversees Knoa Pharma LLC. The announcement comes as states prepare to deploy hundreds of millions of dollars in opioid settlement resources through frameworks designed to ensure accountability, transparency and measurable impact.
Knoa Pharma emerged May 1 following the conclusion of Purdue Pharma’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Under the $7.4 billion settlement, Purdue Pharma permanently ceased operations, and its manufacturing assets were transferred to Knoa Pharma, a company 100 percent owned by the newly formed Knoa Foundation. The settlement involves 55 attorneys general representing all eligible states and territories and prohibits Knoa from marketing opioids while requiring independent monitoring.
Dr. Gupta served as Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy from November 2021 to January 2025, becoming the first physician to lead the agency. In that role, he coordinated the nation’s $44 billion drug control budget across 19 federal agencies and led efforts credited with expanding access to addiction treatment and making naloxone available over the counter. Caroline Etherton, chair of The Helios Alliance, stated “Dr. Gupta’s appointment to this role represents exactly the kind of leadership the opioid crisis demands.” The Knoa Foundation Board of Trustees also includes Dr. Paul Rothman, former CEO of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and chair of the Foundation’s Board, and David Saltzman, co-founder of The Robin Hood Foundation. Steve Bullock, former governor and attorney general of Montana, will serve as an independent monitor to ensure Knoa Pharma adheres to the settlement’s strict injunctions.
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