Donald L. Drakeman
Encyclopedia
Donald L. Drakeman is an American
entrepreneur
, venture capitalist, business executive, academic, and scholar based in South Carolina
. He has since 2007 been a Venture Partner in Advent Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in London, in connection with which he is a member of the firm's Life Sciences
Team. At the same time he is a Fellow
in Health Management of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, where he is a member of the Management Science Subject Group. He is in addition the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
at Princeton University
, where he was for many years a member of the faculty and taught lecture courses and seminars on civil liberties
and the United States Constitution
. His book Church, State, and Original Intent, which concerns the establishment clause of the First Amendment
to the United States Constitution
, was published by Cambridge University Press
in 2010.
He was educated at Dartmouth College
(AB Magna Cum Laude), Columbia Law School
(JD
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
), and Princeton University
(MA
, PhD in Religion). In the early stages of his career he worked as an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
and was the Vice-President of the Essex Chemical Corporation. He is best known as the co-founder of two biotechnology companies, Medarex Inc.
and Genmab A/S
, both of which develop drugs used in monoclonal antibody therapy
. During his tenure as CEO of Medarex, the company raised more than a billion dollars, entered into alliances with many other pharmaceutical companies, and spun off Genmab, which subsequently completed the largest biotechnology
IPO in the history of European capital markets up to the time of the offering. He was an Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
He serves as a Trustee
of Drew University
, a Visitor of Ralston College
, a member of the Board of Advisors
of the Rutgers Business School
, and formerly served as a Trustee of the University of Charleston
. He is also a member of the Editorial Board
of the journal
mAbs
. He was formerly the Chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, and has served on the Boards of several companies, including Oxford Glycosciences, IDM-Pharma, and Mannkind. He continues to be a Director
of Zymeworks Inc. He is in addition a Fellow
of the Burgon Society
.
United States
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entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, venture capitalist, business executive, academic, and scholar based in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. He has since 2007 been a Venture Partner in Advent Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in London, in connection with which he is a member of the firm's Life Sciences
Life sciences
The life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
Team. At the same time he is a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
in Health Management of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, where he is a member of the Management Science Subject Group. He is in addition the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions is a scholarly institute within the Department of Politics at Princeton University that is "dedicated to exploring enduring questions of American constitutional law and Western political thought."...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where he was for many years a member of the faculty and taught lecture courses and seminars on civil liberties
Civil liberties
Civil liberties are rights and freedoms that provide an individual specific rights such as the freedom from slavery and forced labour, freedom from torture and death, the right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, the right to defend one's self, the right to own and bear arms, the right...
and the United States Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
. His book Church, State, and Original Intent, which concerns the establishment clause of the First Amendment
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
to the United States Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
, was published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
in 2010.
He was educated at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
(AB Magna Cum Laude), Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
(JD
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone was an American lawyer and jurist. A native of New Hampshire, he served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater, in the early 20th century. As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an...
), and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
(MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
, PhD in Religion). In the early stages of his career he worked as an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a United States law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore and Beijing.Milbank is a global law firm, with approximately 550 lawyers who...
and was the Vice-President of the Essex Chemical Corporation. He is best known as the co-founder of two biotechnology companies, Medarex Inc.
Medarex
Medarex is an American biotechnology company owned by Bristol Myers Squibb and based in Princeton, New Jersey. The company has manufacturing facilities in Bloomsbury and Annandale, New Jersey, and research facilities in Milpitas and Sunnyvale, California. Medarex specializes in therapeutic...
and Genmab A/S
Genmab
Genmab A/S is a Danish biotechnology company, founded in February 1999 and based in Copenhagen. Internationally, it operates through the subsidiaries Genmab BV in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and Genmab, Inc in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S...
, both of which develop drugs used in monoclonal antibody therapy
Monoclonal antibody therapy
Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies to specifically bind to target cells or proteins. This may then stimulate the patient's immune system to attack those cells...
. During his tenure as CEO of Medarex, the company raised more than a billion dollars, entered into alliances with many other pharmaceutical companies, and spun off Genmab, which subsequently completed the largest biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
IPO in the history of European capital markets up to the time of the offering. He was an Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
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Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005.
He serves as a Trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
of Drew University
Drew University
Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey.Originally established as the Drew Theological Seminary in 1867, the university later expanded to include an undergraduate liberal arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955...
, a Visitor of Ralston College
Ralston College
Ralston College is a liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded on February 1, 2010 and as of December 2010 is not yet accepting applications for admission. The patrons of Ralston College are Harold Bloom, Hilary Putnam, and Salman Rushdie. The members of the Board...
, a member of the Board of Advisors
Advisory board
An advisory board is a body that advises the board of directors and management of a corporation but does not have authority to vote on corporate matters, nor a legal fiduciary responsibility...
of the Rutgers Business School
Rutgers Business School
Rutgers Business School is the graduate and undergraduate business school tied to the Newark and New Brunswick campuses of Rutgers University. It was founded in 1929.Rutgers Business School offers bachelor, masters, and Ph.D. degrees...
, and formerly served as a Trustee of the University of Charleston
University of Charleston
The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston, West Virginia, United States of over 1,300 students.-History:The school was founded in 1888 as the Barboursville Seminary of the Southern Methodist Church...
. He is also a member of the Editorial Board
Editorial board
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take.- Board makeup :...
of the journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
mAbs
MAbs (journal)
mAbs is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Landes Bioscience and focusing on antibodies. It was established in 2009. The editor-in-chief is Janice Reichert . It is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, the Science Citation Index Expanded, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, and Scopus....
. He was formerly the Chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, and has served on the Boards of several companies, including Oxford Glycosciences, IDM-Pharma, and Mannkind. He continues to be a Director
Non-executive director
A non-executive director or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way...
of Zymeworks Inc. He is in addition a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Burgon Society
Burgon Society
The Burgon Society was founded in 2000 for the study and promotion of academical dress, to preserve its history, and to advise film and television companies and interested others in its correct usage. The President of the society is James P.S. Thomson, MS , DM , FRCS, FBS, Master of London...
.
External links
- Donald Drakeman on Religion's Place in Public Schools
- Donald Drakeman on the Humanities and Social Sciences
- A Panel Discussion of Donald L. Drakeman's Church, State, and Original Intent
- The Future of Monoclonal Antibody Technology
- Selected Publications of Donald L. Drakeman
- Advent Venture Partners
- Genmab A/S
- Zymeworks Inc.
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy
- The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
- The University of Cambridge Judge Business School
- The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
- The Burgon Society
- The University of Charleston
- The Rutgers Business School
- Ralston College
- Drew University