Brian Tyler is Chief Executive Officer of McKesson Corporation. McKesson partners with biopharma companies, care providers, pharmacies, manufacturers, governments, and others to deliver insights, products and services to help make quality care more accessible and affordable.
Since joining McKesson more than 25 years ago, Brian has held a wide variety of leadership roles throughout the organization. Prior to being appointed CEO, he served as the company’s Chief Operations Officer, playing a key role in helping McKesson expand its value throughout the manufacturer-to-patient supply chain, improving patient care, and driving long-term customer value and earnings growth. Additional leadership positions with McKesson span across McKesson Europe, North American Pharmaceutical Distribution Services, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, U.S. Pharmaceutical, Medical-Surgical Solutions, McKesson Specialty Care Solutions and McKesson Distribution Solutions. Prior to joining McKesson, Brian was a Senior Associate at Integral, Inc., specializing in healthcare consulting.
Brian is on the board of directors for Republic Services and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW), and a member of the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative, the Wall Street Journal CEO Council and Business Roundtable. He is also the chair of the American Cancer Society’s North Texas chapter of CEOs Against Cancer and a member of the President’s Advisory Board for UT Southwestern Medical Center, and the Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees and Cox Executive Board.
Brian holds a doctorate and master’s degree from the University of Chicago, Department of Economics, where he studied under a grant from the National Science Foundation. His specializations included Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, and Public Finance-Project Evaluation. Brian also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with high honors from University of California Santa Cruz.