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Whitehead, John Cunningham was born on April 2, 1922 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Eugene C. and Winifred Whitehead.
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John Whitehead began life in Montclair, New Jersey, as a child of the Depression and went on to lead an exemplary life in the years of the Greatest Generation. In this intimate, charming autobiography, he shares his stories and the lessons he’s learned about quiet leadership.He describes how on D-Day he commanded one of the landing crafts at Omaha Beach, and witnessed one of the greatest battles in American military history. Later, in his role as co-chair of Goldman Sachs, he was one of the pioneers of the globalization of international finance that was to change the face of American business. In 1985, Whitehead was appointed Deputy Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and became the architect of the Reagan administration’s successful efforts to wean the countries of Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union and to open up space there for the democratic movements that eventually resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall.Most recently, he was appointed by New York Governor George Pataki as Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is charged with the task of rebuilding Ground Zero. Whitehead provides a first-hand account of the difficult decisions the LMDC has made in meeting its goals of re-developing lower Manhattan and honoring the victims of 9/11 as the capstone of his remarkable career.
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Whitehead, John Cunningham was born on April 2, 1922 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Eugene C. and Winifred Whitehead.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1943. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1947. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Pace.
University; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Rutgers University. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Haverford College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Harvard University.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Amherst College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Seton Hall University. Doctor of Laws, Bates College, 2004.
General Theological Seminary, Berea College.
With Goldman, Sachs & Company, New York City, 1947-1984, partner, 1956-1976, senior partner, co-chairman, 1976-1984. Deputy secretary United States Department State, Washington, 1985-1989. Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York, New York City, 1996—2000, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, New York City, 2001—2006.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
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Trustee Haverford College. Past president board overseers Harvard University. Co-chairman greater New York council Boy Scouts American.
Past chairman International Rescue Committee, United Nations Association United States of America. Andrew Mellon Found; founding chairman World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, since 2005, former chairman Brookings Institution, International House, National Gallery of Art. Director Nature Conservancy, East West Institute, Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, Links Club, University Club, Knickerbocker Club.
Married Helene E. Shannon, September 28, 1946 (divorced December 1971). Children: Anne Elizabeth, John Gregory. Married Jaan W. Chartener, October 22, 1972 (divorced 1986).
1 child, Sarah; Married Nancy Dickerson, 1989 (deceased 1997). Married Cynthia Matthews, February 7, 2007.