- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.
Pfizer
1972 - 1992
Healthcare
| Military Service | Navy |
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b. 1927
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | Duke University |
| Graduate | MBA, University of Pennsylvania |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1927 - 2002 |
| Birthplace | Georgia (GA) |
| Race | White |
| Father | White Collar Worker |
After working in financial management for the Kennedy administration, Pratt worked his way up the executive ladder at Pfizer to become CEO. Pratt focused the company on research and development, eventually expanding Pfizer into 140 countries. During his tenure, he increased the company’s revenue sevenfold – from $1 billion to $7 billion.