Jack D. Brown BS, PhD

Dr. Jack Brown is Associate Director, Process Chemistry, at Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc. in Petersburg, Virginia. He is responsible for process validation, regulatory updates, process safety, the process chemistry laboratories, technology transfer, and the chemical hygiene plan. He was the team leader for a number of projects, including the implementation of the Viracept process from laboratory scale to production. A native of Idaho, Dr. Brown received a B.S. in Chemistry from Utah State University and a Ph.D. from Utah State University where he worked with Professor D. L. Comins. He did postdoctoral work with Dr. A. I. Meyers at Colorado State University.

Prior to joining Boehringer Ingelheim in 2002, Dr. Brown worked as a research chemist at Roche Colorado Corporation and at Syntex Chemicals. At Boehringer Ingelheim, he served as Manager of Process Optimization and Development, Senior Manager of Scale-up and Transfer, Director of Technical Operations, and Senior Manager of Process Chemistry. He has over 15 publications and six patents. In 2006, he received the Boehringer Ingelheim Team Award. Dr. Brown enjoys both mountain and road cycling, snow skiing, rock climbing, and photography. He is a certified Six-Sigma Black Belt.