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William H. Donaldson
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William Henry Donaldson (born June 2, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, USA) is a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Donaldson attended both Yale University (B.A. 1953) and Harvard University (M.B.A. 1958). While he was a senior at Yale, he joined its Skull and Bones secret society.[1][2] Donaldson returned to Yale and founded the Yale School of Management where he served as dean and professor of management studies. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
Donaldson served as Under Secretary of State in the Nixon Administration and as a special adviser to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.
Donaldson founded Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He was Chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1999 to 2003. In 2003 he was appointed Chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange and Chairman, President and CEO of Aetna.
On June 1, 2005, he announced he would step down as SEC chairman on June 30.
- ^ Alexandra Robbins, Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power, Little, Brown and Company, 2002, page 166, 173.
- ^ "Skull And Bones: Secret Yale Society Includes America's Power Elite", CBS News, June 13, 2004
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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair 2003– 2005 |
Succeeded by Charles Christopher Cox |
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