Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare - 2016
Kenneth Frazier
CEO, Merck & Co.
Frazier, 61, who has led Merck since 2011, first joined the pharmaceutical company in 1992 as VP, general counsel and secretary of the Astra/Merck group. The company reported worldwide sales of $42.2 billion in 2014. Frazier is board chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. He is a Harvard Law School graduate and was a partner with Philadelphia-based law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath before joining Merck.This is his second time on the list of the Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare.