Daniel C. Searle
| Daniel C. Searle | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1926 Evanston, Illinois |
| Died |
October 30, 2007 (aged 81) Scotland |
| Residence |
Winnetka, Illinois Hobe Sound, Florida |
| Education | Deerfield Academy Yale University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | Businessman, philanthropist |
| Spouse(s) | Dain Searle |
| Children | D. Gideon Searle Michael Searle Anne Bent Searle |
| Parent(s) | John Gideon Searle |
| Relatives | Gideon Daniel Searle (paternal great-grandfather) |
Daniel C. Searle (May 6, 1926 – October 30, 2007) was an American business executive and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of G. D. Searle & Co from 1970 to 1977, and as its Chairman from 1977 until its merger with Monsanto in 1985. (G.D. Searle is now a subsidiary of Pfizer). He established the Searle Freedom Trust to promote free market economics.
Daniel Searle was born in Evanston, Illinois on May 6, 1926. His paternal great-grandfather was Gideon Daniel Searle, who founded G. D. Searle & Company in 1888. His father was John Gideon Searle, CEO of the family business from 1936 to 1972. He had a sister, Suzanne Dixon and a brother, William L. Searle. He attended boarding school in Arizona and the Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. He served in the United States Navy Reserve and graduated from Yale University, where he played polo. In 1952, he received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He was appointed president of G. D. Searle & Co in 1966 and chief executive officer in 1970. In 1977, Searle recruited Donald Rumsfeld, then recently Gerald Ford's Secretary of Defense, as president and chief executive officer, and Searle became chairman of the board of directors. In 1985, G. D. Searle & Co. was sold to Monsanto for US$2.7 billion. The Searle family owned 34% of the company.
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