… very expensive, very board-motivated, Victor Dzau, from Cardiobrief.
Cardiobrief notes that Dzau is shy about his board membership at PepsiCo, which he doesn’t list on his faculty bio page (he lists his Genzyme board membership only).
Dzau’s involvement with PepsiCo …strikes me as the most troubling of all [of his four corporate board memberships]. As a prominent and influential health care leader, how could Dzau treat a tax on soda, or a ban on vending machines in schools, or any of a multitude of other health policy issues relating to the obesity and diabetes epidemic? In addition, might Dzau’s involvement with PepsiCo (and the other companies) produce a chilling effect on the free speech and activities of Duke faculty and affiliated doctors?
December 7th, 2010 at 6:10PM
Public health problems related to health or obesity for Duke Doc Victor Dazau?
Hey, no problemo…
Our former med school Dean was on the Pepsi Board. Back in 2007 she was a pioneer. We’ve always been pioneers in the area of ethical behavior at our med school. And of course our ex-dean did it for the children. And the stock. And the cash.
“The issue of children and adolescents being exposed to carbonated, sugar-filled soft drinks is one that everybody is talking about, and I think (corporate) boards have to reflect about,’ Powell said. ‘I think we can do it in a responsible way to ensure that the company is successful and shareholder value is maximized and people take into account responsible stewardship.”
Powell quote taken from Dr. Roy Poses site.
Link: http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2007/03/medical-schools-go-better-with-pepsi.html
Our Academic Health Center VP actually lauded the soft drink manufacturers for providing safe things to drink in places he had visited where the sanitation wasn’t that great. I see Nobel Peace Prize on the horizon for these folks.