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  • Comment: Please rewrite. This is an extended description of his life, which is not what we want. There is too much WP:Peacock, puffery and other detail. Stick to the main points, not all the details are useful. Ldm1954 (talk) 12:24, 22 June 2025 (UTC)
David Evans Shaw
Born (1944-04-22) April 22, 1944 (age 81)
New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (B.A.)
University of Maine (MBA, Senior Executive Program
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist, Venture Capitalist and Film Producer
Known forPresidential Appointee to the National Parks Foundation and US-Israel Technology Commission, Founding IDEXX and serving as Treasurer and Trustee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Spouse
Marjorie Babine
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(m. 1973; div. 0000)​
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(m. 2006; div. 2015)​
Children3

David Evans Shaw (born April 22, 1944) is an American technology and social entrepreneur, venture capitalist, investor, author, film producer, philanthropist and conservationist who has also served on numerous boards of companies and government and non-governmental organizations, including serving as treasurer, treasurer emeritus, trustee emeritus and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).[1][2] In business, he is principally known as the founder and co-founder of several veterinarian science related companies including IDEXX laboratories, Vets First Choice,[3] COVETRUS [4] and founder and CEO of Black Point Group. [5]

Early Life and Education

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EARLY LIFE

David Evans Shaw was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1951, [6] He is the son of Frederic E. Shaw and Muriel Evans Shaw and spent much of his early life in New Hampshire.[4]

EDUCATION

Shaw attended the University of New Hampshire, graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts from the School of Arts and Sciences [7] He earned his MBA from the University of Maine in 1976. [8] He graduated from Harvard University’s Senior Executive Program in 1986.[6]

Career

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Shaw has founded, co-founded or served on the boards of numerous companies, including IDEXX Laboratories (founder, CEO),[3] Ikaria Pharmaceuticals (founding CEO, Chair), Covetrus (co-founder, Chair), Cyteir, Modern Meadow, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Itaconix, Ovation, Venrock Associates, New Mountain Capital, Leerink Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Fetchdog.com, co-founded with then wife Glenn Close and others. [2][6] [9]

Conservation Activities

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Shaw was a founding chair of the Sargasso Sea Alliance [10] and Aspen High Seas Initiative,[11] and is a member of Ocean Elders.[1][11] Shaw was is a Patron of Nature to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature,[12] and founder of Second Century Stewardship for America’s national parks. [13]

He has served as a board member or advisor to the MIT Media Lab, National Geographic Society Impact Story Lab,[14] Maine Medical Center,[5] Hurricane Island Outward Bound,[15] Discovery Communications and Curiosity Stream,[9] Nautilus Magazine [16], Waterbear Media [17], Just Capital, [18]Arctaris, [19] , Leerlink [20], Sustainable Harvest International, [21]the Telluride Science and Research Center, [22]Nautilus Media,[16] Saildrone,[1], the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance,[23]the Service Year Alliance, the Pell Center Nationhood Lab, [24] Visby Medical, [25] and the The Future of Cities.[26]

Public and Academic Service

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From 1990 to 1991 Shaw served on the Congressional Advisory Committee on Biotechnology.[27]

Shaw was presidential appointee to the National Parks Foundation overseeing the centennial celebrations of the Parks in 2016 and serves on the US National Parks Foundation Board of Trustees from 2012 to the present.[1][28] He served as treasurer of the AAAS between 2010 and 2017, and continues to serve as a treasure emeritus, trustee and Fellow of the organization.[28]

He was a Presidential appointment to the Executive Committee of the US-Israel Science and Technology Commission by President Bill Clinton and served in this capacity from 1994-1997.[29]

Shaw has served on the Governing Board of the Jackson Laboratory since 1989 and has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. [5]

He served on the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Advisory Board between 2003 – 2012.[30]

In 2019 Shaw was elected to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Board of Directors.[30]

He has taught at the tertiary level and given guest lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management, Dartmouth Tuck School of Management, Fudan University, Tsinghua University, Stanford School of Business, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, University of Maine, Colby Collegeand Bowdoin College among others.[2][13][15][27][30]

Honorary Degrees

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Shaw has been awarded five honorary doctorates - Colby College (2012) Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa, Bates College (2014) Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters [31], Maine College of Art, the University of New England, and the University of Southern Maine (2015) Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.[32]

Public Health Issues

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In 2022 Shaw worked with actor Goldie Hawn to provide curriculum and training for teachers to assist students in Maine schools to combat mental health issues including depression.[33]

Film and Books

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His works include producing and writing films and documentaries[34] These include documentaries on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Second Century Stewardship Science beyond the Scenery in Acadia National Park,[35]and the Sargasso Sea Declaration.[19]

Shaw was Executive Producer of the 2011 gender-bending period film “Albert Nobbs”[36]for which Close received her sixth Oscars nomination in 2012.[37]

He is the author of the 2024 book “Wave Making”[38]

The Arts

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Shaw is a patron of the Arts and was founder of the David E Shaw & family Sculpture Park at the Portland Museum of Art.[39]

He has served on the Portland Museum of Art’s Board of Corporators.[39]

Personal life

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Shaw’s second marriage was to Actress Glenn Close in 2006 . They separated “mutually and amicably” in 2015. [37]

He resides in the State of Maine. [2]

Awards and Recognition

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Maine Creative Industry Award (2012)[40]

International SeaKeeper of the Year (2013.[1]

Leslie Cheek Medal for contribution to the arts, College of William & Mary, (2013)[41]

Maine Center for Creativity Laureate (2013)

Life Science Hall of Fame (2006).[6]

Other honors have included induction into the Teddy Roosevelt Society [42], Blue Ocean Festival Wavemaker, Life Science Foundation Biotech Hall of Fame, Honoree New York Restoration Project, University of New Hampshire Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, and Maine Business Hall of Fame.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "David Shaw Saildrone Ocean Advisory Board". Saildrone. 23 Aug 2021. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "David Evans Shaw Invests in Maxwell BioSciences". Saildrone. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Episode 22: David Shaw, Co-Founder of IDEXX, Covetrus, and Managing Director of Black Point Group". Boulous. 14 Sep 2021. Retrieved 25 Jun 2025.
  4. ^ a b McGuire, Peter (12 Mar 2020). "Co-Founder David Shaw to Leave Board of Directors". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Gardner, Kate (1 Sep 2018). "David Evans Shaw". Mainmag. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "David Evans Shaw". thefamouspeople. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  7. ^ Mendros, Dina (25 Dec 2021). "shaw-innovation-fellows-program-at-une-opens-creative-doors-for-students-inroads-to-maines-economy". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  8. ^ "wilkerson-tells-bates-graduates-world-needs-so-urgently". Sun Journal. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  9. ^ a b "David-Evans-Shaw-Invests-in-Maxwell-Biosciences-to-Advance-the-New-Class-of-Antiviral-Drugs". Businesswire. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  10. ^ "David Evans Shaw". Sargasso sea commission. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Ocean Elders David Shaw". Ocean Elders. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  12. ^ "The sustainability of global oceans-david e shaw". University of Southern Maine. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Second century stewardship". Schoodic Institute. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  14. ^ "National Geographic Society Annual Report 2023" (PDF). National Geographic. 1 Jan 2023. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Shaw Fellows". University of New England. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Board of Advisors – Dave Shaw". Nautilus. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  17. ^ Christie, Brendan (4 Oct 2021). "Waterbear lunches US advisory council appoints David Shaw as member". RealScreen. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  18. ^ "Advisors – Dave Shaw". JustCapital. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Advisors – Dave Evans Shaw". Arctaris. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  20. ^ "Founder Ikaria IDEXX Joins LEERINK Advisory Council". Bussinesswire. 18 Jan 2018. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  21. ^ "Advisory council bio and photos – Dave Evans Shaw". Sustainable Harvest International. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  22. ^ Shaw, David (29 Mar 2021). "Telluride a memoire". Blackpoint. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  23. ^ "David Shaw: Advisor to the San Diego Zoo and Wildlife Alliance". Synergos Network Platform. 19 Jul 2024. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  24. ^ "Advisory Council". Nationhood lab, the Pell Cente-Salve Regina University. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  25. ^ "Visby Medical – Our Team". Visby Medical. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  26. ^ "Future of Cities – David E Shaw". Future of Cities. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  27. ^ a b "Second Century Stewardshio – Supporters - David E Shaw". AAAS. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  28. ^ a b Pinholster, Ginger (25 Jun 2016). "David Evans Shaw Announces "Second Century Stewardship" Initiative for National Parks". AAAS. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  29. ^ "Advisory Board - David E Shaw". Curiosity Press. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  30. ^ a b c "David Evans Shaw elected to U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Board of Directors". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. 19 Sep 2019. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  31. ^ "Bates University List of Honorary Degree Recipients". Bates University. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  32. ^ Cite error: The named reference ”Blackpointgroup” was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  33. ^ Byrne, Matt (9 Dec 2022). "Idexx founder David Shaw, Goldie Hawn team up on children's mental health". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  34. ^ "David Evans Shaw". IMDB. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 Jun 2025.
  35. ^ Shaw, David (16 May 2016). "Second Century Stewardship". Vimeo. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  36. ^ Garcia, Rodrigo (27 Jan 2012). "Albert Nobbs". IMDB. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  37. ^ a b Saad, Nardine (24 Sep 2015). "Glenn Close, husband David Shaw divorce after nine years of marriage". LA Times. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  38. ^ Shaw, David (27 Dec 2024). "Wave Making Reviews". Blackpoint. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  39. ^ a b "The David E. Shaw and Family Sculpture Park makes outdoor art—a crucial and unique part of the PMA collection—available to everyone". Portland Museum of Art. 20 Jun 2025. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  40. ^ Keyes, Bob (13 Sep 2012). "Actress Close, husband accept creativity award". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  41. ^ Writer, Staff (26 Aug 2013). "Muscarelle Museum announces Glenn Close costume exhibition". William & Mary College. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
  42. ^ "Shaw Innovation Explorers Speaker Series". University of New Hampshire. 18 Oct 2021. Retrieved 20 Jun 2025.
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