Presently, David S. Simmons is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at PPD, Inc. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC (a subsidiary of PPD, Inc.). Mr. Simmons is also on the board of Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Edelman Financial Engines LLC and First Tee of Greater Wilmington and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Association of Clinical Research Organizations. Mr. Simmons previously was President-Emerging Markets at Pfizer Inc. and President-Pharmaceutical Division at Pfizer Hellas AE (a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.), Member of U.S.-India Business Council, Member of U.S.-Russia Business Council and Vice President-Marketing for PF Consumer Healthcare Canada ULC. He received an undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University.