The Corporation of Brown University

George Barrett is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health, a role he held from August 2009 through end-2017, when he became executive chairman of the board until November 2018. Previously, Barrett was president and CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical's North American business and corporate executive vice president for global pharmaceuticals. Barrett serves on the boards of Target Corporation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Brown University and Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety. He is vice chair of the board of trustees of The Conference Board. Additionally, he serves on the National Academy of Medicine's President's Advisory Council on Healthy Longevity and the Academy's Health Professional Education and Training Working Group of the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Barrett is also an advisory member of the United States Tennis Association Player Development Champions Council.  He is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award from the Committee for Economic Development. Barrett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1977 and an MBA from New York University in 1988. Barrett also received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Long Island University's Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art & Design. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and a frequent speaker on leadership and healthcare.