Dr Raymond R. Sackler is an American physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist. With his brothers Arthur M. Sackler

Arthur M. Sackler

Arthur M. Sackler was an American psychiatrist, entrepreneur and philanthropist....

  (1913–1987) and Mortimer Sackler

Mortimer Sackler

Dr Mortimer David Sackler KBE was an American physician and entrepreneur. With his brothers Arthur M. Sackler and Raymond Sackler he used his fortune from the pharmaceutical industry to become a prominent philanthropist....

 (1916–2010) he founded the pharmaceutical company LTR Pharmaceutical which later took control of Purdue Pharma

Purdue Pharma

Purdue Pharma L.P., is a privately held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians and now located in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. In its early years, Purdue was known for its antiseptic product, Betadine Solution, and its Senokot laxatives...

, the maker of OxyContin.

He received his bachelor of science degree from New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

, and then received his doctor of medicine degree from the Middlesex School of Medicine

Middlesex University (Massachusetts)

Middlesex University, known primarily for its medical and veterinary schools, operated from 1914 until 1947, first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, later in Waltham, Massachusetts....

, Massachusetts.

He and his wife, Beverly, are international philanthropists with a commitment to supporting scientific research. The Sackler Distinguished Lecture Series

Sackler Distinguished Lectures

The Sackler Distinguished Lectures are en endowed annual lecture series, bringing an outstanding mathematician to Israel every year. The lectures are given Tel Aviv University. They are supported by Raymond R. Sackler The Sackler Distinguished Lectures are en endowed annual lecture series, bringing...

 was established through an endowment given by Raymond and Beverly Sackler.

In 1995, Sackler was given an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contributions to the sciences, arts and astronomy.

He has two children, Richard Sackler and Jonathan Sackler.