Philip D. Reed

Philip D. Reed (1899–1989) was president and chief executive officer of General Electric Company from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 to 1959.

Education and early career

Reed was born in

Philip Reed joined General Electric in 1926 as a member of its law department. He became general counsel to the Incandescent Lamp Department in 1934, and in 1937, he was appointed assistant to the president of GE.^[1] In 1940, he was named chairman of GE's board of directors,^[1] which he left in 1942 to serve the U.S. government. He resumed his GE office in 1945 and retired in 1958 after 32 years of service.^[2]

Public service

After the outbreak of

Reed was a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1945 to 1969.^[2] The Philip D. Reed Senior Fellowship in Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations was established by a gift from the Philip D. Reed Foundation with additional financial support from the Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation.^[2]

References

External links

• Philip D. Reed papers at Hagley Museum and Library

Business positions
Preceded by Owen Young	Chairman of General Electric 1940–1942	Succeeded by Owen Young
Preceded by Owen Young	Chairman of General Electric 1945–1958	Succeeded by Ralph J. Cordiner

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