Background
Harrison, John Alexander was born on January 22, 1944 in Lakeland, Florida, United States. Son of William Henry and Aileen Helen (Jarvi) Harrison.
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John Alexander Harrison
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B.I.E. with highest honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1966. Master of Business Administration (J. Spencer Love fellow 1966-1968), Harvard University, 1968.
Career
With Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, 1968-1978, vice president finance and administration international, 1977-1978. Vice president finance Tiger Leasing Group, 1980-1982, North America Car Corporation, subsidiary Tiger International, Inc., Chicago, 1978-1981. President Tiger Finance Services, Inc., 1981-1982.
Executive vice president Merrill Lynch Leasing Incorporated, New York York City, 1982-1985. Managing director Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, 1982-1987, real estate finance group investment banking division, 1985-1987. Chief Financial Officer United States Consumer Banking Group Citibank, N.A., 1987—1991.
Chief Financial Officer, managing director Finance Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., 1991—2002. Retired, 2002
Board directors Fairbanks Capital Holdings Corporation, Salt Lake City, 1998-2002, Academy District Engineering Alumni, Georgia Institute of Technology. Advisory board School of Indsl and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, since 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors 1998-2002, Youth Guidance, Chicago, 1979-1980. Member Harvard Business School Club Chicago (director 1970-1971), Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Connections
Married Susan Leigh Smart, May 9, 1970. Children: Kathryn Leigh, Jane Elizabeth.
