Dr. Jack Watters is Pfizer’s Vice President for External Medical Affairs, responsible for relations with medical societies, academic institutions and government health bodies around the globe. Dr. Watters has also represented Pfizer on matters of corporate responsibility and human rights, especially relating to raising political will for the plight of people with HIV/AIDS. He is frequently invited to speak on the issues of health disparities, capacity building and public-private partnership.

In a pharmaceutical career spanning almost thirty years Dr. Watters has gained experience across all phases of research from laboratory to the clinic. In recent years he has been active in raising the medical voice of the pharmaceutical industry in civil society. He was one of the architects of the landmark Diflucan Partnership Program with the government of South Africa. The program is now active in sixty of the world’s least developed countries. He represents Pfizer on the Private Sector delegation to the Global Fund and serves on the boards of the American Federation for Aging Research and Research!America.

Dr. Watters is a passionate advocate for the importance of the arts in society and serves on the Development Committee of the School of American Ballet in New York City and is a trustee of the Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Prize held annually at the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK. He serves on the Campaign Board of the University of Edinburgh where he graduated in medicine in 1977. Dr. Watters is a native of Scotland and lives in New York City.