Brent Saunders

Brent Saunders
Alma materBachelor's, University of Pittsburgh
MBA, Temple University
JD, Temple University
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of Bausch + Lomb
Founder of Vesper Healthcare Acquisition
Chairman of The Beauty Health Company
Chairman of Hugel America
Known forBiopharma executive, entrepreneur

Brent Saunders (1970) is an American biopharma executive and entrepreneur who is the chairman and CEO of the health company Bausch & Lomb. He helped lead various mergers and acquisitions, including the mergers between Merck and Schering-Plough, the acquisition of Bausch + Lomb by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and the $63 billion acquisition of Allergan by Abbvie. He founded the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Vesper Healthcare Acquisition. Saunders is also executive chairman of medical aesthetics companies The Beauty Health Company and Hugel America.