Richard Donald Wood

Background

Wood, Richard Donald was born on October 22, 1926 in Brazil, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard T. and Dorothy F. (Norfolk) Wood.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1948. Master of Business Administration, University Pennsylvania, 1950. Doctor of Laws, Purdue University, 1973.

Doctor of Laws, De Pauw University, 1972. Doctor of Laws, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1975. Doctor of Laws, Indiana State University, 1978.

Doctor of Laws, Indiana University, 1989. Doctor of Science, Butler University, 1974.

Career

General manager operations in Argentina, Eli Lilly & Company, 1961; president, Eli Lilly Corporation, 1970-1972; member board directors, Eli Lilly and Company, since 1971; president, chairman of board, Chief Executive Officer, Eli Lilly and Company, 1973-1991; chairman of board, Eli Lilly and Company, since 1991.

Achievements

• Richard Donald Wood has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmaceutical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Lilly Endowment, Inc. President, board trustees Indianapolis Museum of Art. Trustee De Pauw University, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Committee Economic Development.

Board directors United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Trade and Economic Council, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Foundation. Member The Conference Board, Meridian Hills Country Club.

Connections

Married Billie Lou Carpenter, December 29, 1951. Children: Catherine Ann Wood Lawson, Marjorie Elizabeth Wood Brentlinger.

Father:

Howard T. Wood

Mother:

Dorothy F. (Norfolk) Wood

Spouse:

Billie Lou Carpenter

child:

Marjorie Elizabeth Wood Brentlinger Wood

child:

Catherine Ann Wood Lawson Wood