Heather Manchin Bresch is an American business executive.
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Heather Manchin is the eldest child of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and educator Gayle Heather Conelly Manchin.
She was born on June 27, 1969 in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States.
Bresch attended Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West Virginia, and graduated from West Virginia University (WVU) in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations.
She also landed her first job in 1991, working as a clerk for Mylan.
In 2012, Heather was named as the chief executive officer of Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company Mylan, becoming the first woman to run a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company.
Bresch retired in 2020, upon the closing of Mylan’s combination with Upjohn.
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Bresch has been a central figure in two controversies: a 2007 accusation of inflating her resume with an unearned MBA degree, and as the CEO of Mylan during the 2016 controversy over pricing of the company’s EpiPen products.
In 2015, she was listed as #22 in Fortune magazine’s “Most Powerful Women” list.
Heather Manchin Bresch has been married to lawyer Jeffrey J. Bresch since 2002.
She was previously married to West Virginia businessman Douglas Kirby.
Heather lives with her husband and four children in Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania.
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