Background
Gorman, Joseph Tolle was born in 1937 in Rising Sun, Indiana, WORLD0.
Gorman, Joseph Tolle was born in 1937 in Rising Sun, Indiana, WORLD0.
Bachelor, Kent State University, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1962.
Associate, Baker, Hostetler & Patterson, Cleveland, 1962-1967;
with legal department, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1968-1969;
assistant secretary, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1969-1970;
secretary, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1970-1972;
vice president senior counsel automotive worldwide operations, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1972-1973;
vice president, assistant general counsel, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1973-1976;
vice president, general counsel, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1976-1980;
acting head communications function, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1978;
executive vice president industrial and energy sector, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1980-1984;
executive vice president, assistant president, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1984-1985;
president, chief operating officer, TRW Inc., Cleveland, 1985-1988;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, TRW Inc., Cleveland, since 1988;
also board directors, TRW Inc., Cleveland. Board directors Aluminum Company American, Procter & Gamble Company. Member of advisory board BP American Inc.
Board directors United States-China Business Council, board directors. Member Board of The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Form. Member honorary committee Federation International des Society d'Ingenieurs des Technology de l'Automobile.
Member Defense Industry Initiative Steering Committee. Chairman International Trade and Investment Task Force;member strengthening of America Initiative Center for Strategic and International Studies. Advising committee National Security Telecom.
Member Conference Board, Business Council, Trilateral Commission, Business Roundtable's Policy Committee, Council on Foreign Rels., President's Export Council, Council on Competitiveness.
Trustee New Ohio Institute, Cleveland Tomorrow, Museum Arts Association, Cleveland Institute Art, United Way Superior vena cava syndrome, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Committee for Economics Development, committee for economics development and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Foundation. Member Ohio Governor's Education Management Council, Kent State University Foundation. Board member The New American Schools Development Corporation, The Business-Higher Education Forum, Civic Vision 2000 and Beyond.