Peter R. Dolan

Personal life The son of John Ralph Dolan and Lois Burkhart, Peter Dolan was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1956. Dolan attended St. John's Preparatory School (Massachusetts) before going on to Tufts University earning a B.A. in 1978 before going to the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College to earn his M.B.A. in 1980. While at Tufts, he joined Delta Upsilon fraternity. He wed former executive director of Saint Joseph's Hospital Katherine Helen Lange, with whom he shares two children. Dolan became CEO in May, 2001, replacing Charles Heimbold. The company avoided criminal charges by accepting probation in June 2005,

In 2006, Forbes reported that Dolan was 250th in compensation among CEO's in the United States, earning a single year $5.54 million to make a five-year total of $17.80 million. In September 2006, Dolan was fired from Bristol on the recommendation of Lacey in response to a federal investigation that followed questions concerning the patenting of Plavix. Bristol was accused of attempting to prevent the marketing of a generic competitor for the drug by entering into a secret, unlawful arrangement with Canadian generic-manufacturer Apotex. As of 2007, Dolan had not released an official comment on the Plavix situation, nor had he been charged in conjunction with the investigation.

Later career In July, 2008, Dolan was appointed to the board of Gemin X Pharmaceuticals. He founded a non-profit organization called ChildObesity 180, which has raised over $10 million in funding. He is on the board of a Partnership for a Healthier America, a non profit organization devoted to working with private industry on solving childhood obesity, and created in conjunction with First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! program. He has continued active ties with his alma maters. He serves as a trustee at Tufts University and is now chairman of the board, also sitting on several committees. He is also a member of the board of overseers at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. In 2013, he was elected as Tufts University chairman of the board, to take office in the fall.