Background
Deshong, John Kirk was born on October 29, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Cooper and Jane Herd (King) Deshong.
Deshong, John Kirk was born on October 29, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Cooper and Jane Herd (King) Deshong.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1975; Juris Doctor, Villanova U., 1979; Master of Laws in Taxation, Villanova U., 1984.
Tax attorney, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, 1979-1982; associate tax counsel, Sun Company, Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1982-1989; tax counsel, Arco Chemical Company, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 1989-1993; tax attorney, Mobil Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia, 1993-1995; tax director, USEC Privatization/United States Treasury Department, 1995-1997; regional vice president, Tat, Edison Mission Energy, Newport Beach, California, since 1997. Member Foreign Activities of the United States Taxpayers committee American Bar Association Tax Section, since 1989. Chairman business tax subcommittee Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.
Committeeman Radnor Township Republican Committee, 1982-1985, Newtown Township Republican Committee, 1987-1990. Authority member Newtown Township Municipal Authority, 1989-1990. Member life income & bequests committee Swarthmore College.
Member International Fiscal Association, Tax Executives Institute, Delta Upsilon (alumni secretary Swarthmore chapter 1987-1990).
Married Francine Lou Sdao, April 12, 1980. Children: Michael A., Alison J.