Background
Ostergard, Paul Michael was born on April 1, 1939 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul and Janette Beryl (Laube) Ostergard.
Ostergard, Paul Michael was born on April 1, 1939 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Paul and Janette Beryl (Laube) Ostergard.
AB magna cum laude, Case-Western Reserve University, 1961. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1964. Master of Public Administration, Harvard University, 1969.
Diploma in hispanic studies, University Madrid, Spain, 1960.
Attorney United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1967—1969. General attorney Trans World Airlines Incorporated, New York York City, 1969—1971. Vice president administration, secretary, counsel Pennsylvania Company (now Penn Central Corporation), 1971—1974, and subsidiary Buckeye Pipe Line Company, New York City, 1972—1974.
Public affairs executive General Electric, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1974—1984. President General Electric Foundation, 1984—1990. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, board directors Citigroup Foundation, New York City, 1990—1999.
President Committee to Encourage Corporation Philanthropy, 1999—2001. President, Chief Executive Officer Junior Achievement International, 2001—2004. President Hispanic Scholarship Fund, San Francisco, 2006—2007.
Active Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Chairperson American Council on the Arts Board, Junior Achievement International. Board directors American Red Cross Greater Greater New York, Foundation for a Civil Society Captain United States Air Force, 1965-1968, Vietnam.
Member Harvard Club, Wexford Plantation Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth K. McCombs, January 1965 (divorced November 1971).