Raymond Gilmartin


Raymond V. Gilmartin is an American former business executive and an Adjunct Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School.

Biography

Early life

Raymond Gilmartin was born on born March 6, 1941, in Sayville, New York. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Union College in 1963 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1968.

Career

He served as Chairman, President and CEO of Becton Dickinson. He was the President and CEO of Merck & Co, Inc. from 1994 until 2005 and was director of the company during the Vioxx scandal. He sat on the Boards of directors of Microsoft and General Mills. Since 2006, he has taught Management Practices at the Harvard Business School.
He serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute.
Gilmartin has been a resident of Park Ridge, New Jersey.