Background
Mahoney, David Joseph was born on May 17, 1923 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David J. and Laurette (Cahill) Mahoney.
Mahoney, David Joseph was born on May 17, 1923 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of David J. and Laurette (Cahill) Mahoney.
Graduate, LaSalle Military Academy. Graduate, University Pennsylvania. Degree (honorary), Manhattan College.
Degree (honorary), Sacred Heart University. Degree (honorary), St. John's University. Degree (honorary), Rutgers University.
Owner, David J. Mahoney, Inc. (advertising agency), 1951-1957; president, Good Humor Company, 1957-1962; executive vice president, Colgate Palmolive, 1962-1966; president, Canada Dry, 1966-1970; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Norton Simon, Inc., 1970-1983; retired, 1983. Board directors Dreyfus Corporation, Intracoastal Health Systems, Inc.
Chairman, board directors and Chief Executive Officer, Charles A. Dana Foundation, Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, and David Mahoney Ventures. Member advisory board American Paralysis Association. Endowed David Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, University Pennsylvania, 1983.
Trustee emeritus, University Pennsylvania. Established Harvard Mahoney Neurosci. Institute, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, chairman governing council.
Former trustee Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and Tuskegee Insurance. Former director New York-New England Exchange Corporation, National Urban League, and Phoenix House. Chairman emeritus American Health Foundation.
Appointed chairman American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission, 1970. Advisor to President Carter, 1979. Board directors Research!America, and Raymond F. Kravis Center Performing Arts, Inc.
Captain, United States Army Infantry, World World War World War II.
Married Barbara A. Moore, May 12, 1951 (deceased). Children: David Joseph III, Barbara. Married Hildegarde Erklentz Merrill, June 24, 1978.
2 stepchildren.