Mr. Parrish is the Chairman and CEO of the Female Health Company, the developer of the first female condom. In collaboration with the World Health Organization, the United Nations Joint Program on AIDS and other public sector groups, the FC Female Condom is distributed worldwide as part of HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Mr. Parrish is also the President of Phoenix Health Care of Illinois, Inc. a private company which invests in innovative healthcare opportunities. In addition, Mr. Parrish is the Chairman of Abiant, Inc. of Chicago, which provides proprietary neuroimaging technology to the pharmaceutical industry for use in selecting and developing new drugs.
Earlier in his career Mr. Parrish was the President of the Pharmaceutical Group of G.D. Searle in Chicago where he was responsible for its global pharmaceutical business. Prior to joining Searle, Mr. Parrish was Executive Vice President of the International Division of Pfizer, Inc, in New York. Other positions held at Pfizer included Executive Vice President of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Division Manager and Vice President, Marketing of Pfizer Laboratories.
Mr. Parrish holds a B.S degree from Lawrence University and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Parrish is also a trustee of Lawrence University. |