Background
Vagelos, Pindaros Roy was born on October 8, 1929 in Westfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Roy John and Marianthi (Lambrinides) Vagelos.
pharmaceutical company executive
Vagelos, Pindaros Roy was born on October 8, 1929 in Westfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Roy John and Marianthi (Lambrinides) Vagelos.
AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1954; Doctor of Science (honorary), Washington University, 1980; Doctor of Science (honorary), Brown U., 1982; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1984; Doctor of Science (honorary), New York University, 1989; Doctor of Science (honorary), Columbia University, 1990; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Princeton University, 1990; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rutgers University, 1991; Doctor of Science (honorary), New Jersey Institute Technology, 1992; Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, 1994.
Intern medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1954-1955;
assistant resident medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1955-1956;
surgeon, Laboratory Cellular Physiology, National Institutes of Health, 1956-1959;
surgeon, Laboratory Biochemistry, 1959-1964;
head section comparative biochemistry, Laboratory Biochemistry, 1964-1966;
professor biochemistry, department chairman biological chemistry, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1966-1975;
director division biology and biomedical science, Washington University School Medicine, 1973-1975;
senior vice president research, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1975-1976;
president, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1976-1984;
corporation senior vice president, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1982-1984;
executive vice president, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1984-1985;
Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1985-1986;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer,, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, 1986-1994;
also board directors, Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York, since 1995. Member Institute Medicine, NAS, since 1974. Chairman science advisory board Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, 1985-1994.
Board directors Estee Lauder, Prudential Insurance Company, Pepsi Cola, Inc.
Trustee University of Pennsylvania, since 1988, Chairman of the Board, since 1994. Trustee Rockefeller U., 1976-1994, Danforth Foundation, since 1978. Member President's Commision on Environmental Quality, 1991-1993, Advisory Committee Trade Policy and Negotiations, 1992-1994, Business Council, 1987-1995.
Board managing directors Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc., 1989-1995. Board directors New Jersey Performing Arts Center, since 1989, co-Chairman, 1992. Member American Chemical Society (Enzyme Chemistry award 1967), American Society Biological Chemists, National Academy Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Business Roundtable (policy committee 1987-1994).
Married Diana Touliatos, July 10, 1955. Children: Randall, Cynthia, Andrew, Ellen.