Henry A. McKinnell Jr, PhD, Chairman of the Board Hank McKinnell retired as chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc, the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, in 2007, after originally joining the company in Tokyo in 1970. Over the years, he held positions of increasing responsibility around the world, including chief executive officer from January 2001 to August 2006.

At Accordia, Dr. McKinnell serves as a member of distinction of the Academic Alliance and chairman of the Board of Directors of Accordia. He is also a member of the boards of directors and chairman of Moody's Corporation. He is chairman emeritus of: the Connecticut Science Center; the Business Roundtable, an association of 170 CEO's of America's largest companies; the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association; the Food and Drug Law Institute; and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association. Dr. McKinnell also served as vice chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and as a member of the WEF Foundation Board of Trustees. He served on the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. He also served a Director of the Medal of Honor Foundation, the Royal Shakespeare Company of America, the Japan Society, and a member of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.

Dr. McKinnell holds a bachelor's degree in business from the University of British Columbia, and MBA and PhD degrees from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Recent honors include the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan's highest award given to non-royals or heads of state; the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Sitara-i-Eisaar award, Pakistan's highest award for humanitarian relief; the Presidential Distinguished Service Award for contributions to health services in Uganda; the United Nations Association of the United States of America's Global Leadership Award; the Woodrow Wilson Institute Corporate Service Award, Columbia University's Teachers College Cleveland E. Dodge Medal for Distinguished Service to Education; Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Arbuckle Award and Excellence in Leadership Award; and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Polytechnic University.

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