Background
Davis, Edgar Glenn was born on May 12, 1931 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas Carroll and Florence Isabelle (Watson) Davis.
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Edgar Glenn Glenn Davis
Edit ProfileScience and health policy executive
Education
Kenyon College, Gambier, O. and Graduate. School of Business Administration, Harvard University.
Career
With, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1958-1991;
manager budgeting and profit planning, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1963-1966;
manager economics studies, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1966-1967;
manager Atlanta sales district, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1967-1968;
director market research and sales manpower planning, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1968-1969;
director marketing plans, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1969-1974;
executive director pharmaceutical marketing planning, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1974-1975;
executive director corporation affairs, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1975-1976;
vice president corporation affairs, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1976-1990;
vice president health care policy, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1990;
president, Chairman, Board Of Directors, Centre for Health Science Information, Boston, since 1990;
fellow Center for Business and Government Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, since 1991;
Adjunct Professor, Butler U., Indianapolis. Executive in residence College of Business, Butler U. President Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, 1976-1988.
Member Institute Ednl. Management, Harvard University Graduate School Education, 1987. Member Institute Medicine NAS, since 1981.
Chairman staff Business Roundtable Task Force on Health, 1981-1985. United States representative United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Conference, Lisbon, 1980. Participant United Nations Industrial Development Organization meeting of experts on pharmaceuticals, 1981.
Representative to United Nations Commision on Narcotic Drugs, Vienna, 1981, United Nations Economics and SocialCoun., New York City, 1981, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Conference Casablanca, 1981, Budapest, 1983, Madrid, 1987. Trustee Boston biomedical Research Institute, since 1991. Fellow Center for Business and Government, Kennedy School Government, Harvard University.
Co-chairman Harvard Conference on Government Role in Civilian Technology, 1992, Harvard Conference Pharmaceutical Research, Innovation and Public Policy, 1993. Co-chairman Harvard Biotechnology Roundtable, since 1991. Visiting scholar and advisor Healthand Welfare Unit, Institute for Economics Affairs, London, visiting scholar Green College Oxford (England) University, since 1994.
Chairman National Fund for Medical Education, since 1994, San Francisco. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
President Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, 1976—1988. President, chairman board Indianapolis Health Institute, 1988—1991. Trustee Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, Indiana History Society, 2000—2010.
President board trustees Boston biomedical Research Institute, 1991—1995, trustee emeritus. Chairman National Fund for Medical Education, since 1996. Board directors Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 1985—1992.
Accredited nongovtl. observer representative to United Nations Goodwill Foundation Indiana Inc., 1987—1995. Board directors Station WFYI Public television, Indianapolis, 1983—1991, American Symphony Orchestra League, 1987—1992, member directors council, since 1987. Board directors National Health Council, 1984—1991, Public Affairs Council, Washington, 1984—1992, National Fund for Medical Education.
Board advisors Christian Theological Seminary, Bishops School, LaJolla, California. Chairman board directors Indiana Repertory Theatre, 1979—1985. Vice chairman, executive committee, board directors Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indiana State Symphony Society, 1977—1991.
Chairman task force on fine arts Commission for Future of Butler University. Chairman executive committee Pan American Economic Leadership Conference 10th Pan American Games, Indianapolis. Board governors Society Indiana Pioneers.
Member of National Association of Manufacturers (vice-chairman health policy committee 1987-1991, board directors), American Symphony Orchestra League New York (member director council), Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, Indiana Society Pioneers (board governors), Service Club Indianapolis, Dramatic Club of Indianapolis, University Club (Indianapolis) (board directors), Literary Club Indianapolis, Reform Club London, Edgartown Golf Club, Contemporary Club, Woodstock Club, Naples Yacht Club, Edgartown Yacht Club (Martha's Vineyard), Metropolitan Club (Washington).
Interests
Connections
Married Margaret Louise Alandt, June 20, 1953 (deceased September 2008). Children: Anne-Elizabeth, Amy Alandt, Edgar Glenn Davis Junior. Married Joanne Warvel Davis, April 4, 2009.
