Donald Lee Drakeman

Background

Drakeman, Donald Lee was born on October 21, 1953 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Fred J. and Jean (Faucett) Drakeman.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1975. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1979. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1984.

Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1988.

Career

Associate Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy, New York City, 1979-1982. General counsel Essex Chemical Corporation, Clifton, New Jersey, 1982-1989, vice president, 1987-1989. President Essex Medical Products, 1988-1989.

President, Chief Executive Officer Medarex, Inc., Annandale, 1987—2006. Venture partner Advent Venture Partners, London, since 2007. Adjunct professor political science Montclair State College, New Jersey, 1984.

Research consultant Lilly Foundation, Inc., 1989—1990. Lecturer politics department Princeton University, 1990—1993, 1995—2009, co-chair advisory council religion department, 2001—2008. Chairman advisory council James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institution, Princeton University, since 2000.

Member advisory council Index Ventures, Geneva, 2002—2003. Chairman New Jersey Commission Science and Technology, 2004—2006. Board advisory ETHICA, Asti, Italy, since 2008.

Fellow Burgon Society, since 2009.

Achievements

• Donald Lee Drakeman has been listed as a noteworthy venture capitalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Church and State in American History, Third Edition

    ( Is America “one nation under God”? We encounter controv...)

  • The Church and State in American History, Third Edition

    ( We encounter controversies every day that concern schoo...)

  • Church and State In American History: Key Documents, Decisions and Commentary from the Past Three C
  • (Church-State Constitutional Issues: Making Sense of the Establishment Clause ) Author: Donald L. Drakeman Mar-1991
  • The Church and State in American History, Third Edition by John F Wilson (2003-01-24)
  • Church-State Constitutional Issues: Making Sense of the Establishment Clause (Contributions in Legal Studies) by Donald L. Drakeman (1991-03-30)

Membership

Chairman Montclair board adjustment, 1984. Trustee, chair Biotechnology Council New Jersey, 1996-1998. Trustee, University Charleston, 1999-2003, Drew University, since 2002.

Advisory council Rutgers Business School, 2002-2007. Trustee, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, 2003-2006, American Council of Scientific & Health, since 2010. Member of John Maclean Society, Yale Club, Princeton Club, Princeton Alumni Council.

Connections

Married Lisa Natale Drakeman, August 23, 1975. Children: Cynthia and Amy.

Father:

Fred J. Drakeman

Mother:

Jean (Faucett) Drakeman

Spouse:

Lisa Natale Drakeman

child:

Amy Drakeman

child:

Cynthia Drakeman