21 Facts About Fred Hassan

Fred Hassan was born in British India, in West Punjab, which is present day Pakistan.

Fred Hassan is the son of Syed Fida Hassan, a Pakistani statesman who served as Pakistan's ambassador to India.

Fred Hassan's mother was Zeenat Hassan, a women's rights advocate.

In 1967, Hassan graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College London.

Fred Hassan was hired by Sandoz, at that time an R+D-based global pharmaceutical company, while he was still finishing his MBA at Harvard.

In 1989, Fred Hassan was recruited by American Home Products to run their pharmaceutical operation out of Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Fred Hassan played an important role in helping transform AHP, later renamed Wyeth, from a multi-industry conglomerate to a focused, research and development-driven, health care company incorporating: consumer health care, veterinary, medical devices, and with the Wyeth global pharmaceutical business at its core.

In 1991, Fred Hassan company hired Robert Levy, formerly head of the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, to lead its research and development team.

Fred Hassan revived the previously moribund macrolide product rapamycin for transplantation, based on his previous successful with cyclosporin at Sandoz.

Fred Hassan sponsored the thrust into sophisticated vaccines, later resulting in blockbuster Prevnar.

Shortly after the merger closed in April 2003, Fred Hassan took over as chairman and CEO of Schering Plough, then another global pharmaceutical company undergoing extreme challenges.

Fred Hassan has played varying roles at Warburg Pincus, including as a Partner and managing director.

Fred Hassan served as chairman of Bausch and Lomb until its sale to Valeant in August 2013.

In 2010, Fred Hassan pioneered a family startup IMHealth Science as part of his holding company, Caret Group.

In 1997, Fred Hassan founded Community Hope's Sparkle of Hope Gala which helps challenged individuals, including homeless veterans, to overcome or manage mental health issues and, where possible, lead a purposeful and stable life.

Fred Hassan worked inside the PhRMA board to start patient assistance programs, and in New Jersey, received appreciation from the Health Care Institute of New Jersey for expediting the patient assistance program, Rx4NJ in 2006.

Fred Hassan was on the panel in Dallas in 2006, before the CEOs from the 120 largest companies when he advocated the concept of "consumer driven" healthcare plans along with increased health literacy among employee enrollees.

Fred Hassan was one of PhRMA's top team members who worked on the Affordable Care Act in 2009, which greatly helped reduce the population of the uninsured.

Since 1987, Fred Hassan has been frequently sought by media companies to comment on various events on national TV and on other platforms.

In July 2021, Fred Hassan was asked by his alma mater Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine to do a keynote at the end of its course for entrepreneurs representing multiple countries.

In 2023, Fred Hassan was among the 68 immigrants to America who were selected for the mural in the Milken Museum for advancing the American Dream.