Robert Jarrin

Robert Jarrin is a Senior Director of Government Affairs for Qualcomm Incorporated. He is based in Washington, D.C., and represents Qualcomm on U.S. regulatory matters relating to wireless health and life sciences. Jarrin’s areas of responsibility include federal wireless health policy, healthcare legislative affairs, FDA regulatory oversight of converged medical devices, FCC mobile health (mHealth) efforts, CMS telehealth reimbursement and ONC regulation of health information technology. Externally, Jarrin is a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Mobile Initiatives (mHIMSS) Advisory Council, leads the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Policy A-Team on Telehealth and Meaningful Use, is the U.S. Chair for the Transatlantic Business Council (TBC) eHealth Policy Group, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Medical Automation. He also served for three years as Co-Chair of the U.S. Policy Working Group for the Continua Health Alliance, and is on the Board of Directors for Vida Senior Centers, the oldest Latino non-profit organization in the District of Columbia.

In June 2012, Jarrin was asked by FCC Chairman Genachowski to help lead a task force that is currently studying how best to accelerate the proliferation of mHealth technologies. In September 2012, this task force prepared and presented the FCC with a formal report detailing material findings, concrete recommendations and actionable goals for the FCC and other federal agencies. The FCC moved to immediately implement the mHealth Task Force recommendations. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Jarrin worked as a Manager of Strategic Partnerships for Ericsson Wireless Communications, served as a Law Clerk in the White House Office of Counsel to President Clinton and also served as a Law Clerk and subsequent Consultant in the U.S. Department of Justice to Attorney General Janet Reno. Jarrin frequently speaks at public conferences, federal workshops and official hearings. He is on the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and provides lectures on mHealth and medical device regulations for Case Western Reserve University, Case School of Engineering. Jarrin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Juris Doctor Degree from Northeastern University School of Law.