Jeffrey B. Kindler
Director, Starboard Capital Partners Former Chairm
Stanboard Capital Partners and Pfizer
Pfizer
Romania
Biography
Jeffrey B. Kindler is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, the world’s largest research-based biopharmaceutical company, from which he retired in December 2010. Mr. Kindler joined Pfizer in January 2002 as executive vice president and general counsel and, prior to his appointment as CEO in July 2006, served as a vice chairman of the company.
Research Interest
He practiced civil and criminal litigation at the Washington, D.C., firm of Williams & Connolly, where he became a partner. In 1990, he joined the General Electric Co. in Fairfield, Conn., where he was vice president of litigation and legal policy. In 1996, he joined McDonald’s Corp. as executive vice president and general counsel, responsible for both legal and corporate affairs (which included philanthropy, government affairs, compliance and communications).
