Donald Rumsfeld was on the board for Gilead Sciences
Donald Rumsfeld was a biotech CEO before he got into politics! Why wouldn't you want him on the board of your biotech?
You seem to be twisting the facts here. I would also argue that the most drastic change with the FDA wasn't during the Reagan years, but during the Clinton years and Clinton himself wasn't really leading the effort.
Rumsfeld was not a biotech CEO before he got into politics, he was a pharma CEO about 30 years after he got into politics, a few years before coming back as SecDef ~25 years after holding that job in the Ford Administration.
OK, poorly worded. He started in politics early. However, did have a long career in business as the CEO of Searle. It shouldn't be surprising that he was on the board of directors of another biotech.
Donald Rumsfeld was a biotech CEO before he got into politics! Why wouldn't you want him on the board of your biotech?
You seem to be twisting the facts here. I would also argue that the most drastic change with the FDA wasn't during the Reagan years, but during the Clinton years and Clinton himself wasn't really leading the effort.