Laurie J. Olson — Executive Vice President of Strategy, Portfolio & Commercial Operations at Pfizer

Ms. Laurie J. Olson has been an Executive Vice President of Strategy, Portfolio and Commercial Operations at Pfizer Inc. since July, 2012. Ms. Olson served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Portfolio Management at Pfizer Inc. from 2011 to July 2012 and served as its Senior Vice President of Portfolio Management and Analytics from 2008 to 2010. Since joining pfizer in 1987 as an analyst in marketing research organization. She has served in a variety of marketing leadership positions with increasing responsibility in both the company's u.s. and global commercial organizations. She joined Pfizer in 1987 as an Analyst in the company's Marketing Research organization. She has since held both U.S. and global leadership roles in marketing, commercial development, strategy, analytics and operations. In her most recent role as Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management and Analytics, she served on an executive task force that successfully redesigned Pfizer's R&D organization to strengthen its pipeline and improve efficiency. In 2011, Corporate Strategy was added to her responsibilities. In addition to her daily responsibilities, she is the executive sponsor of Pfizer's global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Colleague Council and serves on the company's worldwide Diversity Leadership Council. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MBA in Marketing from Hofstra University.