Background
Farley, William F. was born on October 10, 1942 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
Farley, William F. was born on October 10, 1942 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States.
AB, Bowdoin College, 1964;
Juris Doctor, Boston College, 1969;
postgraduate, New York University Graduate School Business, 1969-1972.
Sales manager, Crowell Collier and MacMillan, 1966;
director mergers and acquisitions, Netherlands Industries, New York City
head corporation finance department Chicago office, Lehman Brothers, Inc., 1973-1978;
chairman, owner, Farley Industries, Chicago, since 1976;
chairman, ceo, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Owner Magnus Tool & Engineering Company, since 1976, Acme Boot Company. Co-owner, director Chicago White Sox Baseball Club.
William F. Farley has been listed as a noteworthy Corporation executive by Marquis Who's Who.
Board of directors Council for Trade and Economics Cooperative, United States-Russia Business Council, Lyric Opera, Chicago, Goodman Theatre. Trustee Bowdoin College. Member Illinois Governor's Science and High Technology Commission.
Presidential aide Boston College. Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Young President's Organisation, American Business Conference, Mid-American Committee, Council on Foreign Rels., Illinois Ambassadors, Urban League (business advisory council).
