Background
III, George C. Freeman, was born on May 28, 1963 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
III, George C. Freeman, was born on May 28, 1963 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Bachelor with honors, University Virginia, 1985. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1989.
Law clerk to Judge Richard S. Arnold United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1989—1990. Law clerk to Justice Lewis F. Powell Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1990—1991. Associate Hunton & Williams, 1991—1997.
Assistant general counsel Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, 1997—1998, vice president, associate general counsel, assistant secretary, 1998—2001. Secretary, general counsel Universal Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 2001—2006, vice president, 2005—2006, president, 2006—2008, president, Chief Executive Officer, 2008, chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 2008.
Board director Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Children's Hospital & Children's Hospital Health Service. Past board director James River Association. Member of American Bar Association.