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Jeffrey Wigand
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Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (born
1942 in
New York City,
New York) was vice president of research and development at
Brown & Williamson, and became known as a
whistleblower when, on the
CBS news program
60 Minutes, he exposed his company's practice of "impact boosting" — intentionally manipulating the effect of
nicotine in
cigarettes.
Wigand claimed that he was subsequently harassed and received anonymous
threats on his life, though this was never substantiated.
He was portrayed in the movie
The Insider (film)|The Insider by
Russell Crowe.
Biography
Jeffrey Wigand grew up in the
Bronx in a
Roman Catholic family. During his childhood his parents moved the family to
Pleasant Valley, New York.
After a brief time in the military (including a short assignment in
Vietnam), he earned a
Master's degree and
Master's degree and
Ph.D._from the
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo. He met his first wife, Linda, in 1970 while attending a
Judo class. Shortly after their marriage, Linda developed
multiple sclerosis. They would eventually divorce.
Prior to working for Brown and Williamson, Dr. Wigand worked for several health care companies, including
Pfizer and
Johnson & Johnson. In addition he was employed as general manager and marketing director at
Union Carbide in Japan and as a senior vice president at
Technicon Instruments. While working at Johnson and Johnson, he met his second wife Lucretia in
1981.
Wigand began work for Brown and Williamson in
December of
1988 and on
March 24,
1993 he was fired. One and half years later, Wigand began teaching high school which he continues to do until this day.
External links
- jeffreywigand.com - official site.
- http://www.mariebrenner.com/articles/insider/man1.htmlCategory:1942 births
Category:Living people
Wigand, Jeffrey
