Background
Glasgow, William Jacob was born on September 29, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Glasgow and Lena (Friedman) Schiff.
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Glasgow, William Jacob was born on September 29, 1946 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Glasgow and Lena (Friedman) Schiff.
Bachelor of Science in economic magna cum laude, University Pennsylvania, 1968. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1972.
Associate Rives, Bonyhadi & Drummond, Portland, 1972-1976, partner, 1976-1979. Managing partner Perkins Coie, 1983-1988. Senior vice president, general counsel PacifiCorp Finance Services Inc., 1988-1989, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1989-1995.
Senior vice president PacifiCorp, 1992-1993, senior vice president, Chief Financial Officer, 1993-1995. President PacifiCorp Holdings Inc., 1992-1995. President, director NERCO, Inc., 1992-1993.
Director Pacific-Telecom, Inc., 1992-1993. Retired PacifiCorp, Portland, 1996. Co-chairman Shaw, Glasgow & Company LLC, 1995-1996.
President, Chief Executive Officer BCN Data Systems (a Bechtel/CellNet Data Systems joint venture), Portland, 1996-2000. Chief operating officer Scanlan Kemper Bard Companies, LLC. President, Chief Executive Officer Madrona Venture Group LLP, Portland, 2000—2003.
Chief operating officer Fish & Neave LLP/Ropes & Gray LLP, New York City, 2003—2005. Partner Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, Oregon, since 2005. Chief restructuring officer, American International Group Global Real Estate American Internat, Group, Inc., since 2009.
President board trustees Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, 1976-1982. Member executive committee board Portland Chamber of Commerce 1982-1983. President Northwest Finance Symposium, Portland, 1985.
Trustee Oregon Art Institute, 1990-1992, 94-, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology, 1991-1997, Discovery Institute, since 1992. President Portland Metropolitan Sports Authority, since 1992. Trustee Portland Art Museum 1992-1997.
Vice president NIKE World Masters Games, since 1994. Board directors International World Masters Games, since 1994, president, bd, trustees, chairman emertius Oregon Sports Authority 1992-1998. Member Oregon Bar Association, Portland C. of Chamber (board directors 1983), Harvard Law School Alumni Association (president Oregon chapter 1981).
Married Renée Vonfeld, August 30, 1969. Children: Joshua, Andrew.