William C. Steere, Jr.

Overview

Chairman Emeritus of Pfizer Inc. since July 2001. Chairman of our Board from 1992 to April 2001 and our Chief Executive Officer from February 1991 to December 2000. Director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., MetLife, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc. Director of the New York University Medical Center and the New York Botanical Garden. Member of the Board of Overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mr. Steere will not be standing for re-election to the Board of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. in 2007 as a result of having reached mandatory retirement age. Our Director since 1987 and a member of our Science and Technology Committee.