P. Roy Vagelos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

P. Roy Vagelos

American businessman

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Westfield, New Jersey, United States

Profession: biochemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Pindaros Roy Vagelos (born October 8, 1929 in Westfield, New Jersey), better known as P.
Roy Vagelos or Roy Vagelos, is an American physician and business executive, who was president and chief executive officer (1985) and chairman (1986) of the American pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.
(known as MSD outside the U.S.).
He attracted research scientists who developed many major new drugs.
Since 1995, Vagelos has served as Chairman of the Board of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
He is also the Chairman of the Prix Galien USA awards committee and a prior recipient of the Pro Bono Humanum Award.
In addition to his business accomplishments, Vagelos is the author of more than 100 scientific papers.
He is also on the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and has funded three of the university's most elite undergraduate programs: The Vagelos Scholars Program in Molecular Life Sciences (MLS), The Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management (LSM) and The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER).