Bruce Downey is the current CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, ( is global specialty pharmaceutical company that operates in more than 30 countries worldwide and is engaged in the development manufacture and marketing , the parent company to Barr Laboratories and Duramed subsidiaries. Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc, ( is global specialty pharmaceutical company that operates in more than 30 countries worldwide and is engaged in the development manufacture and marketing In January, 1993, he was appointed president and chief operating officer. He became chairman and CEO in 1994 when Barr's founder Edwin A. Cohen stepped down. Downey received a Bachelor's degree with honors from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state