The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University will host a guest lecture
by John M. Phillips '97 M.B.A., director of strategic planning for the Pharmaceuticals
Group Strategic Marketing for Johnson & Johnson, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m.
The lecture, "How Different Are Emerging Markets from Developed Economies-
Considerations for the Pharmaceutical Industry," will take place in Room 402 of the
Whitman School building and is free and open to the public. A reception in the
Milton Room will immediately follow. Paid parking is available in the University
Avenue Garage.
Phillips is responsible for supporting Johnson & Johnson's group operating committee
of the Pharmaceutical Group with development of global strategy and partnering
with various levels of senior management across the group to develop functional and
therapeutic area strategies. Prior to his current position, Phillips held leadership
positions in portfolio management and medical device and diagnostic business
strategy at Johnson & Johnson. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, he was a
management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cap Gemini
Management Consulting.
Phillips holds a bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo, an M.B.A. from the
Whitman School and an executive diploma from the Wharton School at the
University of Pennsylvania.
For more information, contact Amy Mehringer, Whitman communications manager,
at (315) 443-3834 or aemehrin@syr.edu.
