William C. Steere Jr.

Steere was born in 1936 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Steere's father, William C. Steere, was an American botanist known as an expert on bryophytes. In 1959, Steere graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Biology. ==Career==

Upon graduation in 1959, Steere began a career at Pfizer as a medical service representative. Board memberships Between 1997 and 2007, Steere was a member of the board of directors of Dow Jones & Company. From 1999 to 2010, he was a member of the board of directors of MetLife. Steere was a member of the executive committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; a member of the board of overseers of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and of The Business Roundtable; and a director of the Council on Competitiveness, the New York University Medical Center, WNET, The Business Council, Texaco, and the New York Botanical Garden. He served as a class B director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, having been elected for a three-year term ending December 31, 1995. ==Personal life==

Steere married Lynda Gay Powers on January 29, 1957. They have 3 sons. While working at Pfizer, Steere resided in Darien, Connecticut. Steere enjoys scuba diving and spearfishing and lives in Bonita Springs, Florida, where he owns a boat and a marina. ==References==