Jamie Marks
| Jamie Marks | |
|---|---|
| Born | James D. Marks 1961 |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | American |
| 🏫 Education | B.A. (Yale), J.D. (Columbia) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | LGBT advocacy |
| ❤️ Partner(s) | Mark Scott |
James D. Marks (born 1961), known as Jamie Marks, is an investor, an inventor, an advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents and their children, and is the former Chief Executive Officer of TheBody.com, a website he founded in 1995.[1]
Education[edit]
Marks graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover Massachusetts, earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Early in his career, Marks practiced real estate securities law as an associate with the New York law firm of Wien, Malkin & Bettex.[citation needed] Drawn however to civil rights, he volunteered as a cooperating attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's Gay and Lesbian Rights Project, and accomplished a series of legal victories including In re Evan.[4][5] That 1992 decision was the first in New York to grant mutual parental rights to a same-sex couple—whom he represented—and was the first decision of its kind in the United States to be published openly in an official law reporter, so that it could be cited as precedent.[6]
In 1995, the peak year for AIDS-related deaths in the United States, he founded Body Health Resources Corporation, to publish TheBody.com, an AIDS and HIV information resource, carrying both prevention and treatment information.[7] TheBody.com assembles content from teaching hospitals, medical societies, and community-based organizations throughout the United States, and from clinical experts who respond to visitors in question-and-answer format.[8] TheBody.com received the Global Information Infrastructure Award (1997) for best online community, and the Freddie Award (2000) from Time Inc. for best health website.[9] Marks sold his 100% ownership stake in Body Health Resources Corporation to The HealthCentral Network in 2008, just twelve days before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing financial crisis.[10]
During his time at TheBody.com, Marks also invented and obtained three patents on systems and methods for conducting questions and answers with online experts, and for syndicating or "micro-blogging" them across multiple web sites.[11][12][13][14] Through his holding company for these patents, ExpertViewpoint, LLC, they were sold in March 2012. ExpertViewpoint continues to operate Q&A systems at no charge, for a limited number of non-profit organizations.[15] Marks invented and obtained a fourth patent on systems and methods for online recruitment of volunteers for clinical trials, and he continues to own that patent through a separate holding company.[16]
TheBody.com[edit]
TheBody.com has been a leader in distributing HIV/AIDS information, since the earliest years after AIDS became more widely known as a health crisis in 1983.[citation needed]
Personal[edit]
In 2001, Marks celebrated his union with former commodities trader Mark Scott. They have two children.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The HealthCentral Network Acquires TheBody.com, the Number One Interactive Resource for HIV Communities". PR Newswire. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Perlin, Ross (14 May 1999). "Gay-Straight Alliance Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Over Weekend" (PDF). The Phillipian. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "James D. Marks - Lawyer Profile". Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ In re Evan, 153 Misc. 2d 844 (N. Y. Surr. Ct., 1992)
- ↑ "TheBody.com: HIV Leadership Awards -- Donna Futterman". TheBody.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Connolly, Catherine (2002). "The Voice of the Petitioner: The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Parents in Successful Second- Parent Adoption Proceedings". Law & Society Review. 36 (2): 325–346. doi:10.2307/1512179. JSTOR 1512179.
- ↑ "Body Health Resources Corporation". Business Profiles. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ Douglas, David (July 1998). "Websites in brief". The Lancet. 352 (9123): 245. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)77858-2. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Web's Premier HIV/AIDS Resource Launches Prescription Program Serving People With HIV: A Contrast With New Glaxo Prescription Drug Program". PR Newswire. 3 October 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The HealthCentral Network Acquires TheBody.com, the Number One Interactive Resource for HIV Communities" (PDF). BioPortfolio. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "United States Patent Application 20030163356". US Patent & Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "United States Patent 7,596,578". US Patent & Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "United States Patent Application 20060004601". US Patent & Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "United States Patent 7,418,437". US Patent & Trademark Office. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ExpertViewpoint Main Page". ExpertViewpoint. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ "United States Patent 7,483,838". US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved 15 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Class Notes" (PDF). Phillips Academy. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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