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Kenneth Frazier Biography

Kenneth Frazier is one of the most popular and richest Chairman who was born on December 17, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Kenneth Carleton Frazier (born (1954-12-17 ) December 17, 1954) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. (known as MSD outside of North America). After joining Merck & Co. as general counsel, he directed the company’s defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company (part of the Fortune 500 companies). He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.

After earning his B.A. from Penn State, Frazier enrolled at Harvard University to study law and graduated in 1978 with a J.D.

Name	Kenneth Frazier
First Name	Farah
Last Name	Dagogo
Occupation	Chairman
Birthday	December 17
Birth Year	1954
Place of Birth	Philadelphia
Home Town	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Sagittarius
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Parents	Otis Frazier, Clara Frazier
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Andrea Frazier
Children(s)	James Frazier, Lauren Frazier

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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As a lawyer at Drinker Biddle, one of Frazier’s clients was Merck & Co., the second-largest drug company in the United States. In 1992, he joined Merck & Co.’s public affairs division as general counsel. Frazier was named senior general counsel in 1999. As general counsel, he was credited with overseeing the company’s defense against claims that the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx had caused heart attacks and strokes. Analysts at the time estimated Merck & Co.’s liability to range from 20 to 50 billion dollars. Frazier said the case was “the most significant challenge [he’d] ever faced.” He chose to fight all cases in court rather than settle them all quickly. The remaining cases were settled in 2007 for $4.85 billion.

Kenneth Frazier Net Worth

Kenneth Frazier is one of the richest Chairman from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenneth Frazier's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kenneth Frazier was born on December 17, 1954, in North Philadelphia. His father, Otis, was a janitor. Frazier has said Thurgood Marshall was one of his heroes growing up. Frazier’s mother died when he was twelve years old. He attended Julia R. Masterman School and Northeast High School. After graduating at age 16, he entered Pennsylvania State University. To make extra money in college, he raised tadpoles and newts and sold them to local stores.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Chairman
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House	Living in own house.

Merck deceptively obtained the formula to Sovaldi over a conference call with Pharmasset. In March 2004, Pharmasset was willing to reveal details of its formulas on the call because it was led to believe everyone on the call would be subject to the confidentiality agreement. But the participants included Merck patent attorney Phillippe Durette, who wasn’t firewalled and was in a position to turn what he heard into a potential goldmine for Merck. Durette lied about being on the conference call under oath and then Merck’s legal team advised him to blame it on poor memory. In a deposition, he repeatedly denied having been on the call. He recanted at trial only after he was confronted with notes taken by a Pharmasset employee during the call, proving that he had participated. At that point, he pleaded a faulty memory. Judge Freeman didn’t buy it. “It is overwhelmingly clear…,” she ruled, “that Dr. Durette sought at every turn to create the false impression that Merck’s conduct was aboveboard.” She blamed Merck, which she said “sponsored and encouraged” his conduct, then sought to minimize its importance by attributing the fiasco to “the failed memory of a retired employee.” Federal Judge Beth Labson Freeman described the company’s behavior as “systematic and outrageous deception in conjunction with unethical business practices and litigation misconduct.” That conduct included “lying to Pharmasset, misusing Pharmasset’s confidential information, breaching confidentiality and firewall agreements, and lying under oath at deposition and trial.”

In November 2011, the Penn State board of trustees appointed Frazier (a trustee) to serve as chairman of a special committee investigation into the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and allegations of a cover up by university officials. Frazier was criticized by Harrisburg attorney William Cluck for his handling of the Sandusky scandal, particularly its decision to rely on the Freeh report, which found emails suggesting that university leaders, including head football coach Joe Paterno, knew of reports of Sandusky’s sex abuse but failed to report it. At a meeting, when Cluck questioned the Freeh report, Frazier directed a fiery criticism at Cluck and Paterno defenders, saying, “I believe that we are entitled to look at the words and contemporaneous emails and other documents that draw the conclusions that we need to draw as a university. We are not subject to the criminal beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard […] If you cared about that, you are one of the few people in this country that looks like you who actually believes the O.J. Simpson not guilty verdict was correct. The fact of the matter is, those documents say what they say, and no amount of hand-waving will ever change what those documents say.” Frazier twice apologized for the outburst.

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After graduating from Harvard, Frazier began his law career with Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia. In 1991, Esther F. Lardent, head of the Death Penalty Representation Project, asked Frazier to defend death-row inmate James Willie “Bo” Cochran. Cochran had been arrested and accused of murdering an assistant manager at a Birmingham grocery store in 1976. Frazier, then a partner at Drinker Biddle, and two colleagues took the case. In 1995, after 19 years on death row, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit overturned Cochran’s conviction. In 1997, Cochran was retried and found not guilty. Frazier continued to represent him after leaving Drinker Biddle. During Frazier’s law career, he also took four summer sabbaticals to teach trial advocacy in South Africa.

Frazier is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on its council. In May 2013, he delivered the keynote speech at the ALI Annual Dinner.

Who is Kenneth Frazier Dating?

According to our records, Kenneth Frazier married to Andrea Frazier. As of December 1, 2023, Kenneth Frazier’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2006, Frazier was promoted to executive vice president in addition to his role as general counsel. He led the company’s largest group, human health, from 2007 until he was named president of Merck & Co. in April 2010. On January 1, 2011, he became CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors, replacing former Merck & Co. CEO Richard Clark. Frazier is the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company.

Top Facts about Kenneth Frazier

1. Kenneth Frazier is the CEO of Merck & Co.
2. He was born on December 17, 1954.
3. Frazier earned his law degree from Harvard Law School.
4. He became the first African American CEO of a major pharmaceutical company in 2011.
5. Frazier has been named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People.”
6. He serves on the board of directors for ExxonMobil and Cornerstone Christian Academy.
7. In 2020, he announced that Merck would be developing a COVID-19 vaccine with IAVI.
8. Frazier has been an advocate for criminal justice reform and racial equality.
9. His net worth is estimated to be around $20 million.
10. Frazier has received numerous awards for his leadership and philanthropy efforts.

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As CEO, Frazier has directed the company to take financial risks in developing new treatments. In 2013, he prioritized research funding over meeting the year’s earnings target. He has placed special emphasis on improving treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Frazier’s father died from Alzheimer’s. Frazier has said he is also motivated at Merck & Co. by a desire to improve the lives of people in developing countries.

What did Kenneth Frazier do?

as general counsel, he directed the company’s defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company (part of the Fortune 500 companies).

Who is Kenneth Frazier's wife?

Andrea Frazier

Who will replace Ken Frazier at Merck?

Robert Davis became chief executive officer of Merck on Thursday, one day after former CEO Ken Frazier retired. Merck announced Frazier’s retirement in February, saying that his last day would be Wednesday, June 30.

How long has Kenneth Frazier been CEO of Merck?

He also led the formation of philanthropic and humanitarian initiatives that build on Merck’s 130-year legacy. Ken joined the company in 1992 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including General Counsel, before becoming President and CEO in 2011.

What does MSD stand for Merck?

It is named after the Merck family, which set up Merck Group in Germany in 1668. The company does business as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the United States and Canada.

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