Miles D. White

Overview

Mr. White has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company, since 1999. He served as an Executive Vice President of Abbott from 1998 to 1999, as Senior Vice President, Diagnostics Operations from 1994 to 1998, and as Vice President, Diagnostics Systems Operations from 1993 to 1994. Mr. White joined Abbott in 1984. He received both his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and M.B.A. degree from Stanford University. He is also a director of Tribune Company. He also serves on the board of trustees of The Culver Educational Foundation, The Field Museum in Chicago and Northwestern University and is chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.