Eric Pachman
President, Treasurer
Two years working as President of a chain of community pharmacies was all the exposure Eric needed to know something was very wrong with our prescription drug supply chain. He left in July 2018 and formed 46brooklyn to find answers to his questions, and share his learnings along the way. Not knowing anything about how to raise operational funding for a non-profit, but also determined not to have to get a real job, Eric started taking small data analytics projects from clients to stay afloat while supporting his 46brooklyn “habit”. These small projects got larger over time and eventually led to his founding of 3 Axis Advisors LLC to assist clients in better navigating the complexities of the drug supply chain.
Eric has 17 years of experience across a wide variety of technical and management roles on both "Wall Street" and "Main Street". He has worked within, invested in, or studied dozens of industries over his professional career - and this one is by far the biggest cluster. Eric graduated from University of Florida in 2001 with a BS in Chemical Engineering, and obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2008.
Antonio Ciaccia
CEO, Secretary
Born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency.
After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. In the (limited) time Antonio is not contributing to 46brooklyn, or helping to increase awareness for its work, Antonio is partnering with Eric to assist clients through their work at 3 Axis Advisors.
Ben Link
Ben has wanted to be a pharmacist since he was in 7th grade and has been involved with the practice of pharmacy since he was 18 years old. Over the course of his career Ben has experienced the practice from the point of view of patient, pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, pharmacist, assistant pharmacy manager, clinical pharmacist (both in workers' compensation and medicaid) and clinical account manager at a pharmacy benefit administrator. All this experience led him to recognize that the practice of pharmacy was broken across the board and in need of disruption.
Ben joined Eric and Antonio at 3 Axis Advisors to connect pharmacy claims data for clients seeking to re-balance and better value the healthcare transaction. He contributes on 46brooklyn out of a passion to learn and a desire to help shape informed decision making in the hopes that his children will inherit a better healthcare system.