Brian Tyler

Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board McKesson

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Brian Tyler has run McKesson since April 2019, and added the role of board chair in May 2026. A McKesson veteran of more than 25 years and a University of Chicago-trained economist, he has led the company’s transformation into a diversified healthcare services business, with growing oncology, multispecialty and biopharma services operations alongside its core distribution business. In the first quarter of fiscal 2027 McKesson’s revenues rose 8 percent to $105.4 billion and adjusted earnings per share rose 20 percent. McKesson ranked No. 8 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer of McKesson since April 2019; Chair of the Board since May 2026.
• President and Chief Operating Officer, August 2018 to March 2019.
• Chairman of the Management Board of McKesson Europe AG, 2017 to 2018.
• President of North America Distribution and Services, 2015 to 2016.
• Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, 2012 to 2015.
• Director of Republic Services.

Professional Journey

Tyler earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics with high honors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a master’s degree and doctorate at the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics, where he studied under a National Science Foundation grant. He was a senior associate at Integral, Inc., specialising in healthcare consulting, before joining McKesson.

At McKesson he held leadership roles across U.S. Pharmaceutical, Medical-Surgical, Specialty Care and Distribution Solutions. He was Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development from 2012 to 2015, then President of North America Distribution and Services, and from 2016 led McKesson Europe. He returned as President and Chief Operating Officer in August 2018 and became Chief Executive Officer in April 2019. On 1 May 2026 he also became Chair of the Board.

He sits on the boards of Republic Services and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers, chairs the American Cancer Society’s North Texas chapter of CEOs Against Cancer, and serves on the Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees.

Education

University of Chicago

Doctorate, Economics

University of Chicago

Master’s degree, Economics

University of California, Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Arts, Economics