Background
Bowe, William John was born on June 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William John Senior and Mary (Gwinn) Bowe.
Bowe, William John was born on June 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William John Senior and Mary (Gwinn) Bowe.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1964; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1967.
Associate, Ross, Hardies, O'Keefe, Babcock, McDougall & Parsons, Chicago, 1967-1968; associate, then partner, Roan & Grossman, Chicago, 1971-1978; vice president, general counsel, secretary, The Bradford Exchange Ltd., Niles, Illinois, 1979-1983; assistant general counsel, vice president, general counsel, United Press International Inc., Nashville, 1984-1985; vice president to executive vice president, general counsel, secretary, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, since 1986; secretary, William Benton Foundation, Chicago, 1987-1996; president, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1995-1996; president, Encyclopedia Britannica Ednl. Corporation, Chicago, since 1995. Co-chairman managing the smaller law department Corporation Legal Institute, 1995.
General counsel Governor's Task Force on School Finance, Chicago, 1975-1976. Trustee Hull House Association, Chicago, 1977-1979. President, board directors Clarence Darrow Comty.
Center, Chicago, 1975-1984. Member board overseers Illinois Institute Technology-Kent College Law, 1982-1986. Member The Annenberg Washington Program Anti-Piracy Project, Washington, 1988-1989.
Board directors International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, Washington, since 1993, chairman, 1994-1996. Member Governor's Task Force on Workforce Preparation, 1991-1993, Governor's Work Group on Early Childhood Care and Education, 1994-1995. Sergeant United States Army, 1968-1971.
Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Chamber of C. (member education committee since 1989, board directors 1989-1996), Intellectual Property Association Chicago, Software Publs. Association (government affairs committee 1997-1999), Software and Information Industry Association (government affairs county since 1999).
Married Catherine Vanselow, November 10, 1979. Children: Andrew M., Patrick D.
