James Hamilton Geer

Background

Geer, James Hamilton was born on June 25, 1924 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph White and Katharine Ellis (Hamilton) Geer.

Education

Graduate, Manlius School, 1942; Bachelor cum laude, with honors in Mathematics, Williams College, 1949; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1951.

Career

Assistant control superintendent, E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Camden, South Carolina., 1951-1952; consultant, Price Waterhouse & Company. New York City, 1952-1954; associate director, Price Waterhouse & Company, Cleveland, 1954-1956; assistant controller, American Car and Foundry Industries, Inc., New York City, 1956-1959; controller, Columbia Broadcasting System Television Network division Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., New York City, 1959-1970; vice president, controller, Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., New York City, 1970-1972; vice president finance, Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., 1972-1978; chief finance officer, Columbia Broadcasting System Inc., 1974-1978; senior vice president, Columbia Broadcasting System/Broadcast Group, New York City, 1978-1981; retired, Columbia Broadcasting System/Broadcast Group, 1981.

Achievements

• James Hamilton Geer has been listed as a noteworthy broadcasting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations, Aviation Electronics Technicians. Member Institute Management Accountants, Finance Executives Institute, International Radio and television Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa Associates, Delta Psi. Clubs: Power Squadron (New York City), Harvard Business School.

Florida West Coast.

Connections

Married Patricia O'Sullivan, March 17, 1973. Children: Christopher Potter, Michael Danforth, Suzanne Delight. Children by previous marriage: James Hamilton Junior, Penelope Echo Reardanz.

Father:

Joseph White Geer

Mother:

Katharine Ellis (Hamilton) Geer

Spouse:

Patricia O'Sullivan

child:

Suzanne Delight Geer

child:

Michael Danforth Geer

child:

Christopher Potter Geer