Annual Event Keynote
John E. Pepper, Jr. - Retired Chairman and CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company
Mr. Pepper spent a 40 year career in various positions at Procter & Gamble, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from 1995 – 1999 and Chairman of the Board from 2000 – 2002. He served as Director of Procter & Gamble from 1984 – 2003 and President from 1986 – 1995.
John E. Pepper, Jr. currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Walt Disney Company and Co-Chairman of the Board of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Prior to that, he served as CEO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center from January, 2006 – May, 2007; Vice President of Finance and Administration at Yale University from January, 2004 to December, 2005.
Pepper also serves on the Boards of Boston Scientific Corporation and the Stellar Restaurant Group (Boloco) and was a co-founder and currently is a member of the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative.
Pepper graduated from Yale in 1960, where he served on the Board of the Yale Daily News. He served as Fellow of the Yale Corporation from 1995 – 2003, including two years as Senior Fellow.
A native of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Mr. Pepper holds honorary doctorate degrees from Yale University, Xavier University, Mount St. Joseph College, St. Petersburg University (Russia), the Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.
Mr. Pepper and his wife Francie have four children and reside in Wyoming, Ohio.
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