Amgen announced the appointment of Michael V. Drake, M.D., to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Drake will also serve as a member of the Board's Corporate Responsibility and Compliance Committee and its Governance and Nominating Committee. Following the appointment of Dr. Drake, the Board will be composed of 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent.

Dr. Drake is president of the University of California. Dr. Drake previously served as president of The Ohio State University (OSU) from 2014 to 2020, a period during which the university saw all-time highs in applications, graduation rates, industry-sponsored research and academic preparation and diversity of in-coming classes.  Prior to OSU, he served for nine years as chancellor of the University of California, Irvine and was UC Irvine's systemwide vice president for health affairs from 2000 to 2005. Dr. Drake received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his medical doctorate from the University of California, San Francisco.