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Kenneth Carleton Frazier born December 17, is an American business executive.

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Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company part of the Fortune companies. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in Frazier was included in Time 's list of the most influential people in the world in and Kenneth Frazier was born on December 17, , in North Philadelphia. His father, Otis, was a janitor.

Frazier has said Thurgood Marshall was one of his heroes growing up. Frazier's mother died when he was twelve years old. He attended Julia R. Masterman School and Northeast High School. After graduating at age 16, he entered Pennsylvania State University.