Background
Dresser, James van Benschoten was born on December 21, 1941 in New York City.
Dresser, James van Benschoten was born on December 21, 1941 in New York City.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1963. Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts, 1968. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970.
Chief administrative officer, senior vice president, consultant Boston Consulting Group, 1970—1997. Board directors Merrimack Pharmaceutical, Cambridge, since 1998. Chair Wesleyan University, since 2005.
Captain United States Air Force, 1963-1967, Japan and Vietnam.
Selectman Town of Salisbury, Connecticut, since 2005.
Son of James van Benschoten and Elizabeth Jenks Dresser.