James F. Orr, III

Background

III, James F. Orr, was born in 1943 in Minneapolis.

Education

Bachelor, Villanova University, 1962. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1969.

Career

With New England Merchants Bank, Boston, 1965-1967, Bache & Company, New York City, 1967-1969. Partner Cardinal Management Company, Boston, 1969-1975. Executive vice president, treasurer Connecticut Bank and Trust Corporation, 1975-1986.

With UNUM, 1986-1998, chief operating officer, president. Chairman board, Chief Executive Officer UNUM Corporation, 1987—1999. Also president, chairman, Chief Executive Officer UNUM Life Insurance Company (subsidiary), to 1999.

President, Chief Executive Officer United Asset Management Corporation, Boston, 2000—2001. Chairman board trustees Rockefeller Foundation, New York City, since 2000. Board director Mellon Finance Corporation, since 2003.

Achievements

• James F. Orr, III has been listed as a noteworthy foundation administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees Bates College, Villanova University. Board overseers Harvard School Public Health.