Background
Potter, Myrtle Stephens was born on September 28, 1958 in Las Cruces, N Mexico. Daughter of Albert and Allene (Baker) Stephens.
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Potter, Myrtle Stephens was born on September 28, 1958 in Las Cruces, N Mexico. Daughter of Albert and Allene (Baker) Stephens.
Bachelor in Political Science, University Chicago, 1980.
Marketing intern International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, 1979—1980. Sales representative The Procter & Gamble Company, 1980—1981, district sales training manager, 1981—1982. Sales representative Merck and Company, 1982—1984, marketing analyst, 1984—1985, training & planning manager, 1985—1986, field meeting service manager, 1986—1987, district sales manager, 1987—1989, product manager, 1989—1990, director Astra/Merck affairs, 1990—1992, senior dir market planning, 1992—1993, vice president Northeast Region Business Group, 1993—1996.
Vice president strategy and economic United States Pharmaceuticals Group Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1996—1997, group vice president Worldwide Medicine Group, 1997—1998, senior vice president sales, United States Cardiovascular/Metabolics, 1998, president United States Cardiovascular/Metabolics, 1998—2000. Executive vice president commercial operations, chief operating officer Genetech, Inc., South San Francisco, 2000—2004, president, commercial operations, 2004—2005, consultant, since 2004. Founder Myrtle Potter & Company, LLC, Woodside, since 2005.
On air bud. contributor Consumer News and Business Channel, since 2008. Board directors California Healthcare Institute, since 2001, Amazon.com, 2004—2009, Medco Health Solutions Inc., since 2007, 3G Biotech, LLC, Everyday Health, Inc., since 2010.
Member Philadelphia Urban League, 1988—1996. Member board trustees Delaware Valley Boys & Girls Club, 1996—2000. Co-founder Chapman Development Group.
Member advisory board Healthcare Business Women's Association, since 2003.
Married James Potter. Children: Jamison, Lauren Elizabeth.