Background
Kiernan, Edwin A. was born on August 2, 1926 in New York City. Son of Edwin A. and Helen M. (Clarke) Kiernan.
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Edwin A. Kiernan
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Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1947; Juris Doctor, Columbia, 1950; Master of Laws, New York University, 1957.
Career
Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, 1950-1952, 54-55; associate, Wickes, Riddell, Bloomer, Jacobi & McGuire, New York City, 1956-1959; attorney, Western Electric Company, Inc., 1959-1960; attorney, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1960-1964; managing attorney, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1964-1968; assistant secretary, assistant general counsel, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1968-1979; secretary and general counsel, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1980-1988; vice president, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1973-1981; senior vice president, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., New York City, 1981-1988. Secretary McCann-Erickson, Inc., New York City, 1962-1979.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, 52-54. Member American Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Ellen Mary Irving, February 18, 1952. Children: Robert Clarke, Katherine Waters.
