Tom Polton, MS Pfizer, Inc.

Tom Polton was appointed to lead Pfizer's Environmental Sustainability program in 2010. Together with his responsibilities for Product Stewardship, he oversees efforts to manage Pfizer’s environmental impacts throughout the product life cycle – from procurement, to manufacturing, to product disposal.

Previously Tom directed Pfizer’s global health and safety programs for process safety, fleet safety, fire life safety, occupational medicine and occupational hygiene.

Tom joined Pfizer after finishing his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health. Tom has a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry from Brandeis University. He chairs the Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship Working Group, a coalition of 200 industry members for the responsible collection and disposal of unwanted medicine.