Dr Catherine Duggan is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and is responsible for visionary leadership, support, development, advocacy and growth across the 159 member organisations and the 5.5 million pharmacists, pharmacy educators and pharmaceutical scientists FIP represents. FIP is a founder member of the World Professions Health Alliance (representing 41 million health professionals across medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy and pharmacy) and Dr Duggan was chair of the CEOs of WHPA in 2019 and again in 2024.

Dr Duggan has published widely and presented at national and international meetings and has a wealth of people and programme management experience. She is a recognised leader across the profession working with many networks within and across the profession and, more widely, health and business. Catherine has worked in community, primary care, hospital and academia. Between 2007 and 2009, Catherine was the Chair of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association and then an elected member of the Council of the RPSGB.

A double graduate from the School of Pharmacy, University of London (now UCL School of Pharmacy), Dr Duggan received a Fellowship of the School of Pharmacy in 2013 and was awarded an honorary Professorship from the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham in 2018. She holds Fellowships of the Royal College of Pharmacy (previously the Royal Pharmaceutical Society) and the Royal Society of Arts. Catherine was awarded the Nagai International Woman Scientist Award in May 2021, on behalf of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan and is the current European Chair for United States Pharmacopeia European Charter. More recently, Catherine was also awarded the 2026 RPS Charter Award for her outstanding and sustained contribution to the pharmacy profession.

Catherine enjoys singing and is a member of a choir which sings at events for charity. She loves travelling, is an avid film and podcast lover, enjoys fine wine and dining, sports and dancing.