Preceded by Mary K. Davis Name Susan Bayh Succeeded by Judy O'Bannon | Full Name Susan Breshears Nationality American | |
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Born November 28, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-11-28 ) Alma mater UC Berkeley (B.A.)USC Gould School of Law (J.D.) Occupation Professional board member Children Nicholas Harrison Bayh, Birch Evans Bayh IV Similar People Evan Bayh, Birch Bayh, Joe Hogsett, Eli Lilly | ||
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh undergoes brain cancer surgery
Susan Breshears Bayh (born November 28, 1959) is an American attorney from the U.S. state of Indiana and the wife of Evan Bayh, a Democratic Indiana politician, who had served as the state's governor (1989–1997) and United States Senator (1999–2011).
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- Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh undergoes brain cancer surgery
- Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh has brain tumor removed
- Biography
- References
A newspaper in her state has described her as being engaged in a profession it termed "professional board member" or "professional director".
Former Indiana first lady Susan Bayh has brain tumor removed
Biography
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She is a former Miss Southern California and a member of Alpha Phi. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Law School in 1984.
Bayh began her careers in law and business as a litigator for the Los Angeles law firms of Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher; and later for the Indiana firm of Barnes & Thornburg. In 1989, she joined the pharmaceutical division at the Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Company, managing the company's handling of federal regulatory issues. In 1994, she left the employ of Eli Lilly and taught at Butler University’s College of Business Administration, holding the title of Distinguished Visiting Professor.
An Indiana newspaper listed eight corporations of which Bayh was a director, as of 2006. Bayh began serving on corporate boards in 1994 and has since served on the boards of 14 corporations, including the insurance, pharmaceutical, and food processing industries.