Prior to joining the Foundation in 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., working with the company's executive officer to enhance its business performance and increase shareholder value. He also served as Chairman of the Board for Harvard Business School, where he helped grow revenues from $30 million to $1 billion. A member of the board of directors of GEICO, Mr.
Roth has held positions with many other leading organizations including PepsiCo, JP Morgan Chase, and The Walt Disney Company. Before assuming his current position at the Foundation, Mr. Roth was a partner at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he worked on mergers and acquisitions for over twenty years.
He is a director of United Technologies Corporation and serves on several boards including that of Citizens National Bank & Trust Co., Inc., The Henry Ford Health System, Inc., and The Brookings Institution.