Background
Gradison, Bill was born on December 28, 1928 in Cincinnati. Son of Willis David and Dorothy (Benas) Gradison.
Gradison, Bill was born on December 28, 1928 in Cincinnati. Son of Willis David and Dorothy (Benas) Gradison.
AB, Yale, 1948; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1951. Doctor of Commercial Science, Harvard, 1954.
With W.D. Gradison & Company, Cincinnati, 1949. Research assistant, also research associate Harvard Business School, 1951-1953. Assistant to under secretary United States Department Treasury, 1953-1955.
Assistant to secretary United States Dept Health Education & Welfare, 1955-1957. General partner W.D. Gradison & Company, from 1958. Member city council City of Cin, 1961-1974.
Mayor City of Cincinnati, 1971. Member United States Congresses from Ohio 2nd district, Washington, 1975—1993. President Health Insurance Association America, 1993—1998.
Senior public policy counselor Patton Boggs LLP, 1999—2002. Member Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Washington, since 2002, acting chairman, 2005—2006.
Married Helen Ann Martin, June 25, 1950 (divorced 1974). Children: Ellen, Anne, Margaret, Robin, Beth. Married Heather Jane Stirton, November 29, 1980 (divorced 1995).
Children: Maile Jo, Benjamin David, Logan Jane, Andrew Kirk. Married J. Cari Elliott, December 30, 1995.