Steve Brooks

Steve Brooks currently serves as an Advisor to the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Industry Alliance, and chairs the Manufacturing Work Group of the Alliance. Prior to this engagement, Steve gained almost 37 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the UK and the US in roles of increasing complexity, scope and responsibility. Steve has mentored many colleagues, formally and informally, developed and implemented major corporate programs and is a recognized EHS leader in the pharmaceutical industry. Steve Brooks joined Pfizer as a Discovery Chemist in the UK in 1982. He moved into Health & Safety in 1989, and held positions of increasing responsibilities in the company’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) organization in the UK/EU and US. Steve led Pfizer’s Global EHS organization from 2007 to 2018 during which time he assumed responsibility for Business Resiliency and Environmental Sustainability for the company. Steve and his leadership team were responsible for developing strategy, policies and standards, and for driving continuous improvement in the management of relevant risk across all Pfizer divisions and locations. In his Pfizer role, Steve was also responsible for monitoring and where appropriate, seeking to influence the external environment on EHS matters of importance to Pfizer and/or to the biopharmaceutical industry. In this capacity, Steve was a committee member of relevant trade associations and other external organizations, where he played important roles especially in areas at the intersection of the environment and public health. Steve holds an honors degree in Chemistry from Bath University, UK, is a Chartered Safety Practitioner (UK) and a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.