Susan Bayh

Career Bayh began her careers in law and business as a litigator for the Los Angeles law firms of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and later for the Indiana firm of Barnes & Thornburg. In 1989, she joined the pharmaceutical division at the Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Company, managing the company's handling of federal regulatory issues. In 1994, she left the employ of Eli Lilly and taught at Butler University's College of Business Administration, holding the title of distinguished visiting professor.

An Indiana newspaper listed eight corporations of which Bayh was a director, as of 2006.

In May 2018, Bayh underwent brain surgery to remove a malignant glioblastoma tumor. She died in McLean, Virginia, on February 5, 2021, at the age of 61.