Carl B. Feldbaum (born February 1, 1944,

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) is an American author, businessman and lawyer. He co-authored "Looking the Tiger in the Eye" which was awarded the Christopher Medal and was a New York Times Book of the Year in 1988. From 1970 to 1973, Feldbaum served as Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia. In 1973 he became an Assistant Special Prosecutor charged with investigating the

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. He later served as Inspector General for Defense Intelligence in

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(1976-1979), Assistant to the

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(1979-1981), as President of Palomar Corporation (1981-1988), Chief of Staff to Senator

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(1988-1993), and CEO of the

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(1993-2005). He presently resides in

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and serves as Director on the boards of

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, Ltd.,

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, BioVentures for Global Health, and the Life Sciences Foundation.

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