Laura J. Schumacher — Executive Vice President of External Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at AbbVie

Ms. Laura J. Schumacher has been an Executive Vice President of Business Development & External Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at AbbVie Inc. since January 2013. Ms. Schumacher served as an Executive Vice President of Abbott Laboratories from 2007 to 2012 and served as its General Counsel since March 2005 and Secretary since 2003. She served as a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Abbott Laboratories from 2003 to February 2005 and served as its Senior Vice President from February 2005 to 2007. She served over 20 years at Abbott. She served as Divisional Vice President of Litigation at Abbott Laboratories from 2000 to 2003 and served as its Senior Counsel of Litigation since 1999. She joined Abbott in 1990 as an Attorney in the litigation department. She served as an Associate Attorney with the law firm Schiff, Hardin & Waite in Chicago. She has been a Director of General Dynamics Corporation since February 2, 2014. Ms. Schumacher graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Notre Dame in 1985 and with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1988.