New York, New York, United States
Dr. Amy Wechsler is a seasoned leader, advisor, and media personality with a diverse background. She has over 7 years of experience as a director of a publicly traded company. Dr. Wechsler joined the Board of Directors of Bausch Health Corporation (NYSE:BHC) in 2016, during a time of significant change for the company. She worked closely with the board and executive team to help steer the company through this period and achieve its goals. During Dr. Wechsler's tenure, Bausch Health successfully IPO'd Bausch + Lomb in 2022 and is now in the process of spinning off the remaining business to its shareholders. She has served on the Talent and Compensation Committee from 2016 to the present, and the Science and Technology Committee of BHC from 2018 to the present, and she previously served on the Conduct and Compliance Committee from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Wechsler has been a consultant to Chanel since 2011. In this role, she has helped develop some of the brand's best-selling skincare products. She works closely with Chanel's skincare team to translate the basic science behind these products to the press and public. She also speaks on behalf of the brand at events around the world and creates video and print content for Chanel's website and social media channels. Dr. Wechsler is a board-certified dermatologist and psychiatrist who has had her own private practice for 18 years. She is one of only a few physicians in the country who have dual board certification in these two fields. Dr. Wechsler is highly regarded as one of the top dermatologists in the United States, and her unique approach to medicine combines her expertise in psychiatry with her knowledge of dermatology. Dr. Wechsler is a sought-after media consultant who has appeared on numerous television shows and in print and on-line publications. She has been featured on the Today Show, the Drew Barrymore Show, the Tyra Banks Show, and in Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Allure, Elle, InStyle, GQ, and many others. In 2008, Dr. Wechsler published her first book, The Mind-Beauty Connection. Dr. Wechsler received a B.S. in psychology, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Duke University and an M.D., Alpha Omega Alpha, from Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Wechsler earned an MBA with Honors from the Executive MBA program at Columbia Business School.