Richard Clark (business executive)
Richard T. Clark is a former chairman of the Merck & [Co.] pharmaceutical company, a position he held from 2007 to 2011. His previous leadership positions at Merck & Co. include CEO, president and president of the Merck & Co. manufacturing division.
A first generation college student, he attended Washington & [Jefferson College], where he majored in history and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
He earned an MBA at the American University and was a lieutenant in the US Army 1970–1972. He joined Merck & Co. in 1972. He retired from the position of CEO in 2010 and retired as chairman in 2011.
He was on the Washington & Jefferson College board of trustees. He is also on the board of directors of Project HOPE and was chairman from 2010 to October 2018.