Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading African Americans Marlene Sanders Marlene L. Sanders is the associate director for State Government Affairs and Policy for Merck & Co. She works in the southeast where she leads state government lobbying, engagement and outreach for the company in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky and North Carolina. She most recently served as Chairman of the Legislative Task Force for PhRMA, The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer’s Association in Tennessee where she led the biopharmaceutical industry’s efforts at the legislature. Marlene has called Nashville her home since 1993. In that time, as she developed her career in state government and politics, she also volunteered, supported and served on the boards [...]