William Drayton
Chief Executive Officer at Ashoka
Profile
William Drayton is the founder of Ashoka, a company founded in 1980.
He currently holds the title of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ashoka.
Prior to founding Ashoka, Mr. Drayton worked as a Principal at McKinsey & Co., Inc. He also served as an Assistant Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency from 1981 to 1981.
Mr. Drayton received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
He then went on to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford and Yale University, where he obtained his graduate degree in 1970.
William Drayton active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Ashoka
 Ashoka Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ashoka provides professional support to social entrepreneurs. The firm's areas of focus and investment include social entrepreneurship, every child practicing empathy, youth in charge, and innovation teams. The company was founded by William Drayton in 1980 and it is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Chief Executive Officer | 1979-12-31 |
Former positions of William Drayton
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1980-12-31 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of William Drayton
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Oxford | Graduate Degree |
| Yale University | Graduate Degree |
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Ashoka
Ashoka Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ashoka provides professional support to social entrepreneurs. The firm's areas of focus and investment include social entrepreneurship, every child practicing empathy, youth in charge, and innovation teams. The company was founded by William Drayton in 1980 and it is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Commercial Services |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Government |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
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