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Ms. Katen joined EWHV effective October 1st, 2007 after 33 years of
distinguished service in the pharmaceutical industry with Pfizer. Karen
is a director on the boards of the General Motors Corporation and the
Harris Corporation. She also serves on the Catalyst Board, the RAND
Corporation’s Health Board of Advisors, and the Economic Club of New
York Board of Trustees. She is chairman of the Pfizer Foundation, the
company’s philanthropic arm devoted to supporting healthcare access,
education and community outreach initiatives around the world.
Karen recently retired as Vice Chairman, Pfizer Inc. and as President of
Pfizer Human Health – the company’s principal operating group,
responsible for the discovery, development, manufacture, distribution
and commercialization of prescription medicines, as well as for
providing a broad array of innovative human-health services. The Human
Health organization – represented by over 90,000 colleagues – generated
2006 revenues exceeding $45 billion and had an industry-leading
portfolio, with three of the world’s 25 top-selling medicines and seven
therapeutic-area leaders.
Karen joined Pfizer in 1974 after receiving her BA and MBA from the
University of Chicago, an institution she now serves as a University
Trustee and a council member of its Graduate School of Business.
She has served on several healthcare-related boards, including as
Treasurer for PhRMA, an industry association representing America’s
research-based pharmaceutical companies; and the National Alliance for
Hispanic Health; she was also a member of the Healthcare Leadership
Council. Karen was also active on a variety of international policy
bodies, including as Chairman, US-Japan Business Council.
Her work and accomplishments have received wide recognition. In 2005,
Karen was named among the top ten in Fortune Magazine’s ranking of “50
Most Powerful Women in Business,” a list that has included her for eight
consecutive years. For her commitment to community and improving public
health, she has received eleven distinct “Woman of the Year” or similar
awards from civic groups, national associations and universities.
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