Mortimer and Raymond Sackler are the late patriarchs of a family under fire now for its central role in the opioid addiction crisis, which has led to hundreds of thousands of American deaths.
Purdue founders Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler were the sons of Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn who attended medical school in Scotland because American schools wouldn’t admit Jews at the time.
The heads of Purdue Pharma, at least at one point in time, included former CEO Raymond Sackler, former President Richard Sackler, former Co-Chair Mortimer Sackler and Arthur Sackler Sr.
Mortimer Sackler, and Raymond Sackler. In addition, Raymond’s son, Richard Sackler, is another key member of the family. In ...