Background
Vernon, Jack Hayward was born on February 25, 1930 in Anna, Illinois, United States. Son of Jackson Virgil and Crete Alden Vernon.
Vernon, Jack Hayward was born on February 25, 1930 in Anna, Illinois, United States. Son of Jackson Virgil and Crete Alden Vernon.
AB, Amherst College, 1952. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954.
Associate, Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1962; director, executive vice president, Instron Corporation, Canton, Massachusetts, 1962-1970; president, director, Science Energy Corporation, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1971-1975; senior vice president, Heidrick & Struggles Inc., New York City, 1975-1981; managing director, Russell Reynolds Association, Inc., Boston, since 1981. Overseer chairman WGBH, advisory board of trustees of reservations. Overseer New England Conservancy.
Chairman School Committee, Weston, Massachusetts, 1965-1971. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1954-1958. Member The Country Club, The Bay, The Yale.
Married Anne Bennett, July 2, 1955. Children: Margaret B., Sarah J., Abigail A.