Background
Ewert, Russell Howard was born on March 7, 1935 in St. Paul. Son of Russell Howard and Josephine (Conger) Ewert Murphy.
Ewert, Russell Howard was born on March 7, 1935 in St. Paul. Son of Russell Howard and Josephine (Conger) Ewert Murphy.
Bachelor of Science in Law, University Minnesota, 1958. Bachelor of Business Administration with honors, University Minnesota, 1960. Juris Doctor, University Minnesota, 1960.
Assistant vice president, assistant secretary First Capital Corporation, Chicago, 1961—1964. Assistant cashier First National Bank, 1964—1968, vice president, loan division head, 1968—1974, vice president, senior lending officer, 1978—1980, vice president, regional manager Kansas City, Missouri, 1974—1978. President, Chief Executive Officer Drexel National Bank, Chicago, since 1980.
Director Suburban Trust and Savings Bank, Oak Park, Illinois.
General chairman Fighting Fund for Freedom dinner, Chicago Southside National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1984. Illinois state treasurer Jesse Jackson for President Committee. Board directors Chicago Police Department.
Chairman investment committee Police Annuity and Benefit Fund, Chicago. Board advisors Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago. Vice president, director Chicago Crime Commission, Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce, The Hundred Club Chicago.
Member of American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association.
Married Marilyn Norgard, August 30, 1957 (divorced 1980). Children: Russell III, Ann Brennan, Stephen David. Married Patricia Guyer, August 10, 1985.