Education
Yale University; Harvard Business School. Harvard University.
politician university professor
Yale University; Harvard Business School. Harvard University.
He served as Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs in the Nixon Administration, as a special adviser to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Stock Exchange, and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aetna. Donaldson founded Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Donaldson attended both Yale University (Bachelor 1953) and Harvard University (Master of Business Administration 1958).
While he was a senior at Yale, he joined its Skull and Bones secret society.
He began his career at G.H. Walker & Company He was Chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1999 to 2003.
Donaldson returned to Yale and founded the Yale School of Management, where he served as dean and professor of management studies. The main building of the school continues to display a life-size portrait of him and the premier leadership award at Yale School of Management is called "Donaldson Fellows".
He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
Donaldson is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charterholder and has received a number of honorary degrees.