Dana G. Mead
Dana G. Mead | |
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Chair of Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
In office 2003–2010 | |
Chair of Tenneco | |
In office 1992–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dana George Mead 22 February 1936 Cresco, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | 31 October 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation | Businessman, political scientists |
Dana George Mead (February 22, 1936
Early life
Mead, born in
Career
From 1992 until 2000 Mead was president, chairman and CEO of Tenneco, Inc., a large conglomerate, operating in 50 countries, in oil and gas pipelines, farm and construction equipment, shipbuilding, auto parts, industrial and consumer packaging, chemicals and minerals. Tenneco was named one of the 100 Best Managed Companies in the World four times during his tenure.[5] At Tenneco he was elected chairman of both the Business Roundtable (1998–1999) and the National Association of Manufacturers (1994–1995).
Before Tenneco, Mead was executive vice president and a member of the board at International Paper.[6] Prior to his work at International Paper, Mead was professor and deputy head of the Social Sciences Department at West Point;[7] while there he served on the Pentagon teams writing the final chapters of the Pentagon Papers and Westmoreland's Report on the War in Vietnam.[8]
Between his time in the military and his business career, Mead spent significant time in the
Mead was a co-founder of the French-American Business Council, chaired the Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue and the
Personal life
Mead co-authored High Standards, Hard Choices: A CEO's Journey of Courage, Risk and Change, published in 2000.[16]
Mead died in Boston on October 31, 2018 at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ISBN 9780837908359.
- ^ a b c d Dizikes, Peter (November 9, 2018). "Dana Mead PhD '67, former chair of the MIT Corporation, dies at 82". MIT News. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Mead, Dana George (1967). "United States peacetime strategic planning, 1920-1941: the color plans to the victory program". Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b "Class of 1957—Register of Graduates". Register of Graduates and Former Cadets 1802–1971 of the United States Military Academy. The West Point Alumni Foundation Inc. 1971. p. 675. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Tenneco Honored by IndustryWeek for Third Straight Year". www.packagingnetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ Myerson, Allen R. (15 May 1994). "Profile; West Pointer Commands Tenneco". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ a b "Mead to head MIT Corporation". MIT News. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ Hayes, Thomas C. (16 March 1992). "Second-in-Command at Tenneco". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "FG 167 (National Capital Planning Commission) (White House Central Files: Subject Files) | Richard Nixon Museum and Library". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "Corporate Review, Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Zurich Financial Services Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Dana Mead to step down as MIT Corporation chairman in June". MIT News. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "Alphabetical Index of Active Members" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "George C. Marshall Foundation". www.nndb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "Pardee RAND Leadership". www.prgs.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ISBN 0-471-29613-9.
External links
- MIT Corporation homepage
- Pfizer Corporation homepage Archived 2013-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Dana Mead Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler Archived 2011-05-04 at the Wayback Machine radio show April 28, 2004