Background
Carey, William Polk was born on May 11, 1930 in Baltimore. Son of Francis J. and Marjorie A. (Armstrong) Carey.
Carey, William Polk was born on May 11, 1930 in Baltimore. Son of Francis J. and Marjorie A. (Armstrong) Carey.
Graduate, Pomfret School, 1948. Student, Princeton, 1948—1950. Bachelor of Science in Economics, Wharton School, University Pennsylvania, 1953.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Arizona State University, 1998. Distributed control system (honorary), City University of New York, 2003. Data Control Language (honorary), University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 2006.
Vice president, general manager, A. J. Orbach Company, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1955-1958;
principal, WordPress Carey & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1958-1963;
president, director, International Leasing Corporation, New York City, 1959-1989;
chairman of the executive committee, director, Hubbard, Westervelt & Mottelay, Inc. (now Merrill Lynch Hubbard, Inc.), New York City, 1964-1967;
department head, Loeb, Rhoades & Company (now Lehman Brothers), New York City, 1967-1971;
vice chairman investment banking board, director corporate finance duPont, Glore Forgan Inc., 1971-1973;
president, director, William Polk Carey & Company, Inc. and affiliates, New York City, 1973-1983;
chairman, William Polk Carey & Company, Inc. and affiliates, New York City, since 1983;
general partner, Corporation Property Associations (Certified Public Accountant), New York City, 1978-1997;
chairman Certified Public Accountant series of public limited partnerships and real estate investmenttrusts, Corporation Property Associations (Certified Public Accountant), New York City, since 1979. Chairman Carey Institutional Properties, New York City, since 1991, chairman of the executive committee CareyDiversified LLC, since 1997.
Advising committee United States Treasury Department, 1986-1992.
Trustee Johns Hopkins University, Newcomen Society. Advisory board Johns Hopkins School Advanced International Studies, Carey Business School. Life trustee Gilman School Baltimore, Pomfret School, Connecticut.
Trustee, executive committee Rensselaerville Institute, New York, since 1979. Chairman board trustees Oxford Management Center Associates Council, 1984-1994, honorary trustee since 1994. Council management Templeton College, Oxford University, 1970-1995.
Chairman St. Elmo Foundation, William Polk Carey Foundation, Pennsylvania Institute for Economic Research, since 2001. Honorary director Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve. Leadership committee James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University, council on foreign relations.
Governor National Association Real Estate Investment Trusts, 1993-1997. Chairman board overseers Rensselaerville Institute Conference Center, since 2000. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1955.
Member Society Mayflower Descendants (governor emeritus), White's (London), The Pilgrims, The Brook, Newcomen Society, Racquet and Tennis Club, University Club, Penn Club (New York ), St. Elmo Club (Philadelphia and New York City), Maryland Club (Baltimore), Harvard Faculty Club (Cambridge), North-East Harbor Fleet (North-East Harbor, Maine), Johns Hopkins Club, Delta Phi.