Background
III, Whitworth Ferguson was born on August 16, 1954 in Buffalo. Son of Whitworth Junior and Elizabeth F.
III, Whitworth Ferguson was born on August 16, 1954 in Buffalo. Son of Whitworth Junior and Elizabeth F.
Bachelor in Economics, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1976; Master of Business Administration in Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1978; Juris Doctor, Cornell Univercity, 1981.
Associate, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, 1981-1982; associate, Damon & Morey, Buffalo, 1982-1984; officer finance planning, Key Trust Company, Buffalo, 1984-1986; president, Alpine Sports, Ltd., Williamsville, New York, 1986-1990; president, Buffalo Consulting Company, Buffalo, 1990-1994; editor, The Economist Intelligence Unit, New York City, 1994-1996; consultant, The Wharton School, since 1996. Managing director The NORAM Group, Ltd., Buffalo, 1990-1994.
Board of directors Senecare Corporation, 1983-1988. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Greater Buffalo, 1985-1994, vice chairman, 1988-1990. House of deals United Way Buffalo and Erie County, 1984-1994.
Chairman campaign for creativity Creative Education Foundation. Advisor center entrepreneurial leadership School Management, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1991-1994. Director Western New York Venture Association, 1991-1994.
Member Westminster Presbyterian Trustees, 1989-1991, chairman stewardship, 1989, vice president, 1990, president, 1991, ruling elder, 1992. Advisor Center for Entrepreneurship, CanisiusColl., 1992-1994. Active Brick Presbyterian Church.
Member American Bar Association, Brick Presbyterian Church
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Married Mary Barstow, May 30, 1981 (divorced 1993).