David Evans Shaw is CEO of Black Point Group and a prominent American business and social entrepreneur with extensive global leadership experience spanning science-driven companies, investment management, and social impact initiatives. He is the founder of IDEXX Laboratories, and served as founding CEO and chair of Ikaria Pharmaceuticals and co-founder of Covetrus, among other leadership roles advancing healthcare and environmental innovation.

David’s public service includes faculty appointments at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, treasurer emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and chair emeritus of The Jackson Laboratory. A leader in science-based conservation, he has served with the National Park Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Ocean Elders, and founded both the Sargasso Sea Alliance and Second Century Stewardship for America’s national parks.

He has supported numerous organizations in science, conservation, and media, and produces documentary films and public presentations to advance advocacy initiatives. His honors include induction into the Teddy Roosevelt Society and the UNH Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, as well as honorary degrees from Colby College, Bates College, the University of New England, Maine College of Art, and the University of Southern Maine. David resides in Maine.

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