Background
Gephardt, Dick was born on January 31, 1941 in St. Louis. Son of Louis Andrew and Loreen Estelle (Cassell) Gephardt.
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Gephardt, Dick was born on January 31, 1941 in St. Louis. Son of Louis Andrew and Loreen Estelle (Cassell) Gephardt.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1962. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1965.
Consultant Goldman Sachs & Company. Senior advisor FTI Consulting. Partner Thompson & Mitchell Law Firm, St. Louis, 1965-1976.
Democratic committeeman 14th ward, City of St. Louis, 1968—1971, alderman 14th ward, 1971-1976. Member District 3 Missouri House of Representatives, 1977—2005. Majority leader United States Congress from 3d District Missouri, 1989—1994, minority leader, 1995—2002.
Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer Gephardt Group, Washington, since 2005. Senior counsel DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary United States LLP, since 2005. Board directors United States Steel Corporation, since 2005, Centene Corporation, since 2006, Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., since 2006, Embarq Corporation, since 2007, Ford Motor Company, since 2009, CenturyLink, Inc.
(formerly CenturyTel, Inc.), since 2009. Served to captain Air National Guard, 1965-1971.
President Children's Hematology Research Association, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1973-1976. Member of United States Association Former Members of Congress, Metro St. Louis Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Boy Scouts American, American Legion, Mid-Town Club (St. Louis), Kiwanis.
Married Jane Ann Byrnes, August 13, 1966. Children: Matthew, Christine, Katherine.