Background
Drayton, William was born on June 15, 1943 in New York City. Son of William A. and Joan (Bergere) Drayton.
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William Drayton
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William Drayton, American Lawyer, social entrepreneur, management consultant. Bar: New York 1971, District of Columbia 1976. Recipient Annual award for Entrepreneurial Excellence Yale University School Management, 1987, National Public Svc. award National Academy Public Administration and American Society.for Public Administration, 1995; Henry fellow, 1965-1967, MacArthur Prize fellow, 1984-1989.
Education
Bachelor, Harvard, 1965; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1967; Juris Doctor, Yale, 1970.
Career
Consultant, McKinsey and Company, Inc., New York City, 1970-1977;
of counsel, McKinsey and Company, Inc., New York City, since 1981;
visiting associate professor of law, Stanford, 1975-1976;
lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
also director, Harvard Regulatory and Management Group, 1976-1977;
consultant, White House Domestic Council, 1977;
assistant administrator for planning and management, Environmental Protection Agency, 1977-1981;
president, Environmental Safety, Washington, 1981-1989;
chair, Environmental Safety, Washington, since 1989;
president, founder, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, Arlington, Virginia, since 1980. National staff member Hubert H. Humphrey Presidential Campaign, Washington, 1968. Director Corporation for Fiscal Policy, 1971-1975.
Founder, chairman Yale Legislation Superior vena cava syndrome. Member of advisory county Carnegie Commission Science, Technology and Government, 1990-1996.
Achievements
Membership
President Americans in India for McGovern, 1972. Member Carter-Mondale Policy Planning, 1976, Carter-Mondale Government Reorganization Transition Group, 1976-1977;deputy director for issues Mondale-Ferraro campaign, 1984. Member energy andenvironment committee Democratic national Committee, 1982-1986.
Board directors Oxfam American, 1985-1989. Board directors Appropriate Technology International, 1988-1997, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1989-1997. Trustee Black Rock Forest (formerly Harvard Forest), New York.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Youth Venture, since 1994. Founder, chair Get American Working],1997-. President Save Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1981-1983.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (commission on science public policy 1973-1976), Association Bar City New York, Friends of India Society (chairman 1974-1975), Council Foreign Rels., National Academy Public Administration, American Acd. Arts and Sciences, Asia Society (contemporary affairs committee since 1987), India International Center (New Delhi), Yale Club New York, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Annual award for Entrepreneurial Excellence Yale University School Management, 1987, National Public Svc. award National Academy Public Administration and American Society.for Public Administration, 1995. Henry fellow, 1965-1967, MacArthur Prize fellow, 1984-1989.Recipient Annual award for Entrepreneurial Excellence Yale University School Management, 1987, National Public Svc. award National Academy Public Administration and American Society.for Public Administration, 1995. Henry fellow, 1965-1967, MacArthur Prize fellow, 1984-1989.