In July 2017, Drew announced his candidacy for Governor of Connecticut, withdrawing from the race in January 2018.

[4] He attended the University of Connecticut (UConn) where he served as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Campus student newspaper, graduating in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in political science.

[16] In 2018 Drew gave a TED talk at Wesleyan University on the misconceptions surrounding kidney donation.

[17] [18] On January 12, 2017, Drew announced he was forming an exploratory committee to run for Governor of Connecticut.

He withdrew from the race on January 12, 2018, exactly one year after forming an exploratory committee to run, stating that, "Ultimately it became very difficult to raise the required funds to qualify for public financing.