Earl M. Collier, Jr.

Who is Earl M. Collier, Jr.?

Duke Collier joined Genzyme in 1997 after having served as an outside

lawyer for the company since 1990. He is responsible for managing

Genzyme’s cardiovascular, oncology and genetics businesses, as well as

its multiple sclerosis program. Before he joined Genzyme, Mr. Collier

was president of Vitas Healthcare Corporation, and a partner at the

Washington, D.C. law firm Hogan and Hartson. He also served as deputy

administrator for the Health Care Financing Administration in

Baltimore, M.D., during the Carter administration. Mr. Collier earned a

J.D. at the University of Virginia Law School and a B.A. at Yale

University.