Jonah Shacknai

Jonah Shacknai was born in Suffern, New York. He lived for many years in Arizona before moving to California. Shacknai graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Colgate University. He then went on to study law at Georgetown University and earned his Juris Doctor (JD) degree. From 1977 until the end of 1982 Shacknai worked as a senior advisor in the US House of Representatives, writing papers on health care, consumer protection, environmental protection and science. He was senior partner at the law firm Royer, Shacknai and Mehle from 1982 until 1988. He founded Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation in 1988, and sold the company in 2012. He then went on to co-found Illustris Pharmaceuticals, and DermaForce Partners. He is founder and president of the MaxInMotion foundation that assist student athletes. He is also on the board of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.