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William H. Donaldson
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27th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
In office
February 18, 2003 – June 30, 2005
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Harvey Pitt
Succeeded by Christopher Cox
2nd Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
In office
November 26, 1973 – May 10, 1974
President Richard Nixon
Preceded by Curtis W. Tarr
Succeeded by Carlyle E. Maw
Personal details
Born (1931-06-02) June 2, 1931 (age 92)
Buffalo, New York, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse Jane Phillips Donaldson
Children 3
Alma mater Yale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation former SEC chairman (retired)

William Henry Donaldson (born June 2, 1931) was the 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), serving from February 2003 to June 2005. He served as Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs in the Nixon Administration, as a special adviser to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, and Chairman, President and CEO of Aetna. Donaldson founded Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Early life and education

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.

Career

President George W. Bush presides over the swearing-in of William Donaldson
Donaldson is sworn in as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2003

He began his career at G. H. Walker & Co., a banking and brokerage firm.

Donaldson returned to Yale and founded the Yale School of Management, where he served as dean and professor of management studies. Donaldson had a vision of Yale's management program forming students who could easily and seamlessly flow between public and private management roles. This was a binary vision, emphasizing private for profit corporations and government leadership positions, while ignoring leadership in various not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations.

His grand visions of balanced approaches were shattered when the first graduating class almost all took positions in business, almost none taking jobs with government. The main building of the school continues to display a life-size portrait of him and the premier leadership award at Yale School of Management is called "Donaldson Fellows". He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

He was Chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1999 to 2003.

Donaldson is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charterholder and has received a number of honorary degrees.

He is on the board of IEX.

Personal life

Donaldson is the father of three children and is married to Jane Phillips Donaldson.

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