Peter Drake

Director/Board Member at

Trustmark Insurance Co.

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Peter Frank Drake is the founder of Deerfield Management Co. LP, which was founded in 1994.
He is currently a Director at Trustmark Insurance Co., Trustmark Mutual Holding Co., and a Trustee at Blair Academy, Inc. He is also the Managing General Partner at Mayflower Partners LLC since 2002 and a Partner at Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. since 1983.
In the past, he served as an Independent Director at Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2011 to 2015, RespireRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2003 to 2012, Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. from 2005 to 2010, and Prudential Securities from 1999 to 2002.
He has also held positions as a Director at Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., TLContact, Inc., Scidera Genomics LLC, Alliance for Aging Research, Lake Forest Hospital, Sequoia Sciences, Inc., OcuSub, Inc., and Case Western Reserve University.
Additionally, he was a Director at Direct Markets Holdings Corp.
from 2007 to 2011 and served as a Senior Research Associate at Case Western Reserve University.
He is an Investment Committee Member at Vector Asset Management, Inc. Dr. Drake received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 1976 and his doctorate degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1980.

Peter Drake active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Trustmark Insurance Co. Trustmark Insurance Co. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Operates as an insurance agency	Director/Board Member	-
Mayflower Partners LLC Mayflower Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides international infrastructure finance advisory services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2001-12-31
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Provides investment banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	1982-12-31
Blair Academy, Inc. Blair Academy, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a coeducational boarding school	Director/Board Member	2011-06-21
Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Operates as a holding company and through its subsidiaries provides voluntary benefits, self-funded health plan design and administration services	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Peter Drake

Companies	Position	End
NAVIDEA BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Director/Board Member	2015-07-15
RESPIRERX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.	Director/Board Member	2012-08-09
Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops pharmaceutical products	Director/Board Member	2010-09-19
Scidera Genomics LLC Scidera Genomics LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and commercializes biotechnology-based products to help improve animal health	Director/Board Member	2008-11-17
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and commercializes precision diagnostics and radiopharmaceutical agents	Health Technology
RespireRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RespireRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops drug therapies for the treatment of sleep apnea, respiratory depression & other brain-mediated breathing disorders	Health Technology
Deerfield Management Co. LP Deerfield Management Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Deerfield conducts extensive fundamental research into healthcare sector assets and investment opportunities. The firm makes use of this fundamental research to identify investment opportunities, determine how best to structure or “express” an investment thesis, direct the purchase and sale of securities, negotiate structured investment transactions, and generally manage and invest the assets of the Funds. The majority of Fund investments are made in companies that are organized in the United States or that issue securities available in the US public securities markets.	Finance
Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Prudential Securities Prudential Securities Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers and develops novel antiviral therapeutics	Health Technology
TLContact, Inc. TLContact, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an on line health community	Technology Services
Scidera Genomics LLC Scidera Genomics LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Develops and commercializes biotechnology-based products to help improve animal health	Commercial Services
Trustmark Insurance Co. Trustmark Insurance Co. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Operates as an insurance agency	Finance
Bowdoin College Bowdoin College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Alliance for Aging Research Alliance for Aging Research Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a national citizen advocacy organization	Commercial Services
Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. Trustmark Mutual Holding Co. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Operates as a holding company and through its subsidiaries provides voluntary benefits, self-funded health plan design and administration services	Finance
Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Provides healthcare services	Health Services
Mayflower Partners LLC Mayflower Partners LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides international infrastructure finance advisory services	Commercial Services
Vector Asset Management, Inc. Vector Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Vector Asset Management invests in later-stage private and public companies in the life sciences and healthcare industries. Specific areas of interest include: biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, plant and animal sciences, healthcare services, healthcare information technology and consumer applications of emerging healthcare technologies. They focus on companies that are raising capital in the private markets prior to the point at which they can access the public markets or execute an alternative exit strategy. Vector looks for companies ready to move from development stage to commercially viable operating entities in a relatively short time. The firm also participates in equity transactions involving securities of small- to mid-cap public companies in the life sciences and healthcare area. Most of Vector's investments are negotiated directly with company management. Vector is an active investor and generally leads or co-leads their investments. They usually serve on the Board of Directors of their portfolio companies. Investments range from $5 million to $15 million with an investment horizon of one to three years.	Finance
Direct Markets Holdings Corp. Direct Markets Holdings Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides investment banking services through its subsidiaries	Finance
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. Regional BanksFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
Sequoia Sciences, Inc. Sequoia Sciences, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Develops new medicines for the treatment of bacterial infections and cancers	Health Technology
Blair Academy, Inc. Blair Academy, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a coeducational boarding school	Consumer Services
OcuSub, Inc. OcuSub, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops biological products	Health Technology