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Philip Lader

Full Title: Philip Lader
Category: Honorary Bencher
Bench Call Date: 21.7.1998
Bio:

Education: St Petersburg High School 1962; Duke University 1966; University of Michigan; Pembroke College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow); Harvard Law School; BA; MA; JD; RSA Benjamin Franklin Medal 2000; Honorary Doctorates from 14 Universities

Admission: Florida 1972, District of Columbia 1973, S Carolina 1979; Call 1997 USA; President: Sea Pines Co. 1979-83, Winthrop University 1983-86, Bond University, 1991-92; Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget 1993; White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President 1993-94; Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Admin and member of President’s Cabinet 1994-97; Director: American Red Cross 1995-96, Marathon Oil Corp, AES Corp, RAND Corp; US Ambassador to the Court of St James’s 1997-2001; Partner Nelson Mullins Law Firm 2001-; Chairman, WPP plc 2001-; Senior Advisor Morgan Stanley 2001-; Member, Board of Visitors: Harvard Law School, Yale Divinity School, Columbia University, Duke University’s Public Policy Institute; Treasurer: British Museum, St Paul’s Cathedral Foundation, 21st Century Trust, Windsor Leadership Trust

Recreations: Walking; Tennis

Clubs: Harvard Club NY; Metropolitan Club, Washington; South Carolina & Washington DC Bars