▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Sch ering - Pl ough ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁its ▁chairman ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁M . B . A . ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Stern ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁joined ▁Sch ering - Pl ough ▁as ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁operating ▁officer . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁CE O , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board . ▁He ▁left ▁Sch ering - Pl ough ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁ret irement ▁and ▁left ▁Sch ering - Pl ough ▁with ▁an ▁F DA ▁consent ▁dec ree ▁that ▁caused ▁their ▁stock ▁to ▁tank ▁and ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁fine ▁( the ▁largest ▁in ▁F DA ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Col gate - P alm ol ive ▁and ▁The ▁Bank ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁M ell on . ▁He ▁also