- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Gordon M. Binder
Amgen
1988 - 2000
Healthcare
b. 1935
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Purdue University |
| Graduate | MBA, Harvard University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1935 |
| Birthplace | Missouri (MO) |
| Race | White |
Binder led Amgen to become the first commercially successful and largest independent biotechnology company in the world employing over 6,000 individuals and generating in excess of $3 billion in revenue. In 1999, Binder was named Chairman of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, representing 720 commercial, government and academic institutions focused on biotechnology research and product development.