James Clifford Foster is the chairman and chief executive officer of
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., an international company that works on the drug discovery and development process. Charles River Laboratories is the world's largest breeder of animals for use in laboratory experimentation.
Early life
Foster received his
B.A. from
Lake Forest College, his
J.D. from
Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law (Boston Law or BU Law) is the law school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the United States and considered an eli ...
, and his
S.M. degree from the
Sloan Fellows program of the
MIT Sloan School of Management in 1985.
Career
The son of company founder
Henry Foster, James joined the company in 1976 as vice president of administration and general counsel. He was named president in 1991, chief executive officer in 1992, and chairman in 2000.
He was named the 2003 ''
Forbes'' magazine Entrepreneur of the Year.
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External links
Corporate Bio
American health care chief executives
Boston University School of Law alumni
Lake Forest College alumni
Living people
MIT Sloan School of Management alumni
MIT Sloan Fellows
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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