Gerald Fisher, PhD, Senior Vice President, Office of the President

Gerald Fisher began work at the University of California, Davis in 1976 and joined Battelle in 1980.  He was at Battelle for 9 years where he advanced to Vice President of the Health and Environmental Effects Center.  From 1989 to 1992 he was the Vice President of Drug Safety and Metabolism for Sandoz Research Institute.  He joined Wyeth in 1992 as Vice President, Drug Safety and Metabolism and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1998.  In January, 2005, he assumed the role of chief preclinical scientist for Wyeth as Senior Vice President, Office of the President.

Dr. Fisher received a B.A. degree from Northeastern University, an M.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Ecology from the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Fisher has published over 160 scientific papers.  He is a former Editor of Drug and Chemical Toxicology and a member of the editorial boards of other toxicology journals.