Background
Drexler, Fred was born on November 17, 1915 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Frederic I. and Jessie (Day) Drexler.
Drexler, Fred was born on November 17, 1915 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Frederic I. and Jessie (Day) Drexler.
Bachelor of Arts Redlands, 1936. Juris Doctor, Golden Gate University, 1947. Doctor of Laws, Golden Gate University, 1971.
Editor, Mill Valley (California) Record, 1936-1942;
employee relations, Marinship Corporation, 1942-1945;
office manager, Bechtel Corporation, 1945-1946;
assistant to president, Industrial Indemnity Company, San Francisco, 1946-1948;
assistant secretary, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1948-1951;
secretary, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1951-1956;
senior vice president, secretary, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1956-1967;
executive vice president, secretary, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1967-1968;
president, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1968-1970;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1970-1976;
chairman of the executive committee, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1976-1978;
director, Industrial Indemnity Company, 1957-1986. Director Crum & Forster, 1970-1983, Montgomery St. Income Securities, Inc. (director 1977, Chairman of the Board 1988-1991).
Member California Workmen's Compensation Study Commission, 1963-1965. Founder California Workers Compensation Institute, 1964,president, 1971-1974, honoree testimonial dinner, 1985. President Pacific Ins.and Surety Conference, 1967-1968.
President Marin (California) United Fund, 1956. Executive board Marin council Boy Scouts American, 1948-1969, advisory board, since 1970, member national executive board, 1973-1987. Trustee Marin Country Day School, 1960-1962, United Bay Area Crusade, 1955-1973.
Trustee Golden Gate University, since 1957, chairman board, 1968-1970. Board directors San Francisco Bay Area Council, 1972-1976, Buck Institute for Age Research, since 1989. Trustee Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, 1974-1991.
Chairman board Institute Philosophical Research, 1978-1995, trustee, 1973-1995. Trustee World Affairs Council Northern California, 1973-1979, California Pacific Medical Center, since 1991. Member California Bar Association Clubs: Bankers (San Francisco) (president 1976-1978), Bohemian (San Francisco), Pacific Union (San Francisco).
Married Martha Jane Cunningham, December 26, 1936 (deceased June 1987). Children: Kenneth, Roger Cunningham, Martha Drexler Lynn.