Richard Gonzalez ,

Vice President
Pharmaceuticals
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, Illinois

Richard Gonzalez was named Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Products Group in July 2010, and is responsible for Abbott's global pharmaceutical business, including commercial operations, research and development, and manufacturing. He has also served as President, Abbott Ventures Inc., Abbott's medical technology investment arm, since 2009. Mr. Gonzalez joined Abbott in 1977 and held various management positions before briefly retiring in 2007. He served as Abbott's President and Chief Operating Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer of Abbott's Medical Products Group, Senior Vice President and President of Abbott's former Hospital Products Division (now Hospira, Inc.), Vice President and President of Abbott's Health Systems Division, and Divisional Vice President and General Manager for Abbott's Diagnostics Operations in the United States and Canada. Prior to joining Abbott, Mr. Gonzalez was a research biochemist at the University of Miami School of Medicine and attended the University of Houston, majoring in biochemistry.