John D. Macomber in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

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 is the principal of JDM Investment Group and was the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

Export-Import Bank of the United States

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 from 1989 to 1992.
He was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co.

McKinsey & Company

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 until 1973 and Chairman and CEO of Celanese Corporation

Celanese

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 until 1986. Mr. Macomber is also Chairman of the Council for Excellence in Government, Rand McNally

Rand McNally

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 and Company, and Vice Chairman of the Atlantic Council. He has retired from serving on the Board of Directors of Lehman Brothers

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, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, The Brown Group, Inc., Chase Manhattan Bank

Chase Manhattan Bank

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, RJR Nabisco

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, Pilkington Ltd., and Xerox Corporation.

Macomber graduated from Phillips Academy

Phillips Academy

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, Yale University

Yale University

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 in 1950, and Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

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in 1952.