Background
Laubach, Gerald David was born on January 21, 1926 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Steward Lovine and Bertha (Rader) Laubach.
pharmaceutical company executive
Laubach, Gerald David was born on January 21, 1926 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Steward Lovine and Bertha (Rader) Laubach.
Student, Mount St. Mary's College, 1945. Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University Pennsylvania, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Hofstra University, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Connecticut College, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount Sinai School Medicine City University of New York, 1988.
With Pfizer, Incorporated, New York York City, since 1950, manager medicinal products research, 1958-1961, director department medicinal chemistry, 1961-1963, group director medicinal research, 1963-1964, vice president medicinal products Research and Development, 1964-1968, director, since 1968, member executive committee, since 1969, president pharmaceutical operations, 1969-1971. Executive vice president Pfizer Inc., 1971-1972, president, since 1972. Director CIGNA Corporation of Philadelphia, Millipore Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts.
Member National Science Board Committee on Precoll. Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 1982-1983, National Committee for Quality Health Care. Member visiting committee department biochemistry and molecular biology Harvard University.
Member advisory board Medical Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Center. Member corporation committee for sponsored research Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Member President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness, 1983-1985. Member executive committee Council on Competitiveness, since 1986, Institute Medicine, 1987. Member Rockefeller University Council.
Trustee Connecticut College, 1973-1984, chairman, 1978-1983, Polytechnic University, 1981-1986, Carnegie Institute Washington. Member advisory board New York Hospital-Cornell Center. Member corporation committee for sponsored research of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Member visiting committee department biochemistry and molecular biology Harvard University, since 1988. Member National Academy of Engineering, American College of Surgeons, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists (honorary fellow), American Academy Arts Sciences, Society Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (board directors 1973-1989, chairman 1977-1978), American Management Association, New York Academy of Sciences (board governors), Chemists Club New York (director since 1968, executive committee since 1969), Food and Drug Law Institute (board directors), Connecticut Academy of Sciences & Engineering.
Married Winifred Isabel Taylor, October 3, 1953 (deceased October 1979). Children: Stephen, Andrea, Hilary.
