Background
Pfeiffer, Ralph Aloysius was born on March 19, 1927 in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ralph Aloysius and Catherine (Winter) Pfeiffer.
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Ralph Aloysius Pfeiffer
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Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, John Carroll U., 1950; postgraduate, John Marshall Law School, 1951-1952.
Career
With, International Business Machines Corporation, 1949-1987; data processing division vice president, regional manager for government-education-medical region, International Business Machines Corporation, 1963-1969; corporation director marketing, International Business Machines Corporation, 1969-1970; corporation vice president operations staff, International Business Machines Corporation, 1970; president data processing division, International Business Machines Corporation, 1970-1974; corporation senior vice president, chairman, chief Executive officer, International Business Machines Corporation World Trade Americans/Far East, 1974-1986; chief Executive officer, International Business Machines Corporation World Trade Corporation, 1984-1986; also board directors, International Business Machines Corporation World Trade Corporation. Director Smith Kline Beecham Corporation, Royal Bank Canada, New York LifeMainstay Funds, Arthur D. Little Inc., International Business Machines Corporation World Trade Corporation, Alexander Proudfoot Japan Ltd., Campbell Soup Company.
Membership
Governor, Executive Committee Foreign Policy Association. Director of board of trustees Covenant House. Trustee International Rescue Committee.
Board directors Technoserve. Advisory county J.L. Fellogg Graduate School Management Northwestern University. Advisory board Center for Strategic and International Studies, University of Southern California.
Trustee United States Council for International Business. Member Council on Foreign Rels. Inter-American Dialogue.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member International Chamber of Commerce (former chairman United States county for international business, member Executive Board), International Club Congressional Country Club, F Street Club. Economics Club, Blind Brook Club, Belle Haven Club, Stanwich Club, Mid-Ocean Club, John's Island Club, Kiwah Island Club, The River Club of New York, Farmington Country Club.
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Connections
Married Maryruth Price, Sept.3, 1949 (divorced March 1974). Children: Mary Ellen, Karen, Christine, JoAnne, Ralph Aloysius III, Elizabeth, John, William, Nancy, Thomas E.;m. Jane Pennington Cahill, June 3, 1975.
- Father:
- Ralph Aloysius Pfeiffer
- Mother:
- Catherine (Winter) Pfeiffer
- Spouse:
- Maryruth Price
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- June 3 Pfeiffer
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- Nancy Pfeiffer
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- William Pfeiffer
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- John Pfeiffer
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- Elizabeth Pfeiffer
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- 1975 Pfeiffer
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- JoAnne Pfeiffer
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- Mary Ellen Pfeiffer
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- Thomas E.;m. Jane Pennington Cahill Pfeiffer
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- Ralph Aloysius III Pfeiffer
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- Karen Pfeiffer
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- Christine Pfeiffer
