Background
Conrad, John R. was born on December 3, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Irene Edna (Billups) Conrad.
Electric power industry executive
Conrad, John R. was born on December 3, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Irene Edna (Billups) Conrad.
Student, Yale University, 1934—1936. Bachelor of Science in Economics, University Chicago, 1937. Postgraduate, Boeing School aeronautics, 1938.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991.
Member of staff engineering and manufacturing, Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica, California, 1938-1944; manager properties, Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, California, 1944-1945; vice president, S&C Electric Company, Chicago, 1945-1952; president, S&C Electric Company, Chicago, 1952-1988; chairman, chief Executive officer, S&C Electric Company, Chicago, since 1988. Board directors S&C Electric Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario.
Member Mid-American Committee, Chicago, from 1983, St. Francis Hospital Evanston Founders Society, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Member Chicago committee Council Foreign Relations, from 1980. Life member Illinois Coalition.
Governor member John G. Shedd Aquarium Society. Member advisory board Northwestern University J. L. Kellogg Graduate School Management. President council University Illinois.
Member advisory board Executive Club Chicago. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life), National Electrical Manufacturer Association, Illinois Business Roundtable, Conference International Grandes Reseaux Electriques (member United States national committee, United States vice president 1971-1972), Mid-American Club.
Married Ruth Osborne Good, July 14, 1940 (divorced 1957). Children: Lynn, Joanne, Catherine. Married Arlys Mafra Streitmatter, April 11, 1958.