Ridiculous Alum of the Day: John C. Whitehead

We all know the Whitehead Campus Center... however have you ever wondered about the life story of the guy who it was named after? Well, John C. Whitehead has had a pretty awesome life so far.

The Ever Suave John C. Whitehead

To briefly summarize:

• Haverford Class of 1943, Harvard Business School Class of 1947 (Fun fact: he was first appointed as a professor at Harvard... and then he got his MBA... badass)
• Served in the US Navy where commanded 54 men ... at 21 years of age (liberal arts education?)
• Rose up the ranks at Goldman Sachs to become the Co-Chairman and Co-Senior Partner
• Served as the United States Deputy Secretary of State during the Ronald Reagan administration.
• Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, United Nations Association, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 
• Head of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation after 9/11
• Won a massive amount of awards for serving his country     including the Presidential Citizens Medal and many honorary doctorates 

So... in short: He ran the biggest and most important investment bank in the world, played a key role in 80s foreign policy, and led Ground Zero reconstruction efforts among other things. Wow.

An older... but still suave John C. Whitehead

For more about John C. Whitehead:

Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Whitehead

Harvard Business School Profile: http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs/pdf/johnwhitehead.pdf