Jeffrey Wigand
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Jeffrey Wigand 17 December 1942 New York City |
| Education | MA and PhD |
| Alma mater | University at Buffalo |
| Occupation | Expert witness, consultant |
| Known for | Whistleblower on the tobacco industry |
| Spouse(s) | Hope Elizabeth May |
| Website | JeffreyWigand.com |
Jeffrey S. Wigand (/ˈwaɪɡænd/; born 17 December 1942) is an American former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes. He currently lectures around the world as an expert witness and consultant for various tobacco issues, and devotes time to his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids Inc, an organization that works to help young people decide not to use tobacco.
Wigand became nationally known as a whistleblower on February 4, 1996, when he appeared on the CBS news program 60 Minutes and stated that Brown & Williamson had intentionally manipulated its tobacco blend with chemicals such as ammonia to increase the effect of nicotine in cigarette smoke. Wigand claimed that he was subsequently harassed and received anonymous death threats. Wigand discussed the death threats in an interview.
He was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 1999 film The Insider directed by Michael Mann, which also stars Al Pacino and Christopher Plummer.
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