Background
Speaks, John Thomas was born on April 27, 1945 in Oceanside, California, United States. Son of John Thomas and Martha Vivien (Banks) Speaks.
Speaks, John Thomas was born on April 27, 1945 in Oceanside, California, United States. Son of John Thomas and Martha Vivien (Banks) Speaks.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1968.
President, John Speaks and Associations, Atlanta, 1968-1974; vice president, Onyx Corporation, Atlanta, 1974-1978; president, Onyx Corporation, Atlanta, 1978-1979; president, chief Executive officer, OCI Companies, Atlanta, since 1979.
Board of directors National Organisation Men Against Sexism, Pittsburgh, 1983-1988, chair, 1985-1988. Board directors Men Stopping Violence, Atlanta, 1988-1990. Member Burns Club Atlanta, Friends of Zoo Atlanta, Nature Conservancy, Cultural Survival, Survival International.
Married Linda Gail Cohn, July20, 1968. Children: John III, Jacob.