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词条 John H. Bryan
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Professional career

  3. Philanthropy

  4. References

For the congressman, see John Heritage Bryan.

John H. Bryan (October 5, 1936 – October 1, 2018)[1] was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of Sara Lee Corporation from 1975 until 2001. He also was the philanthropic driving force behind the creation of Millennium Park in Chicago.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

John Henry Bryan Jr. was born on October 5, 1936 in West Point, Mississippi, to John Henry Bryan Sr. and Catherine (Kitty) Wilkerson Bryan. He has three siblings: George W. Bryan, also a successful businessman, Caroline Bryan Harrell, and the late Catherine Bryan Dill.[2][3][4] He attended Mississippi State University and graduated with a BA in Economics and Business from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.[2][3]

Professional career

After college, Bryan led his family's specialty meat business, which he sold to Chicago-based Consolidated Foods in 1968.[1] He stayed on overseeing the family's business as a unit of Consolidated Foods, and Consolidated Foods made him the company's president in 1974 and its CEO in 1975.[1]

From 1975 to 2000, he served as CEO of the Sara Lee Corporation, which changed its name from Consolidated Foods to Sara Lee Corp. in 1985.[2][4][5][6][7] He sat on the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs, where he served as Lead Director.[2][6][7][8][9] Previously, he sat on the Board of the Bank One Corporation, Amoco, British Petroleum and General Motors.[2][3][7]

He sat on the Boards of Trustees of the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago.[2][5][6][7] He also served as Chairman of the Board of Millennium Park in Chicago.[6][7] He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, The Business Council, the World Economic Forum, the Bilderberg Group and Americans United to Save the Arts and Humanities.[2][5][6][7] A Democrat, he has supported Bill Bradley, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.[2] He was a recipient of the French Legion of Honor.[2]

From 1984 until his death, Bryan lived on Crab Tree Farm in Lake Bluff, Illinois.[10] The farm has cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, and turkeys, and it grows hay, corn, and soybeans.[10]

Philanthropy

Bryan was known for raising money for building expansion and renovation projects for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Art Institute of Chicago.[1] He also helped raise more than $200 million in private funding for Millennium Park in Chicago.[1] He also raised key funding to preserve the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-john-bryan-obit-20181003-story.html|title=John Bryan, former Sara Lee CEO and driving force to build Millennium Park, dies at 81|first=Bob|last=Goldsborough|work=Chicago Tribune |date=2018-10-03}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/986/000060806/|title=John H. Bryan|website=www.nndb.com}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www2.nemcc.edu/mspeople/john_h__bryan,_jr_.htm |title=Mississippi Community College biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825174343/http://www2.nemcc.edu/mspeople/john_h__bryan%2C_jr_.htm |archive-date=2012-08-25 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/john_h_bryan_jr.html|title=John H. Bryan, Jr. - Leadership|website=Harvard Business School}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/john-h-bryan/90258|title=Forbes profile|publisher=}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.goldmansachs.com/who-we-are/leadership/board-of-directors/01-john-h-bryan.html |title=Goldman Sachs Board of Directors biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414220145/http://www.goldmansachs.com/who-we-are/leadership/board-of-directors/01-john-h-bryan.html |archive-date=2012-04-14 }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=187278&ticker=GS:US&previousCapId=398625&previousTitle=GOLDMAN+SACHS+GROUP+INC|title=John H. Bryan |last=|first=|date=|website=investing.businessweek.com }}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.goldmansachs.com/who-we-are/leadership/board-of-directors/index.html|title=Goldman Sachs - Leadership|website=Goldman Sachs}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/retirement-john-h-bryan-lois-d-juliber-goldman-203000595.html |title=Retirement of John H. Bryan and Lois D. Juliber from Goldman Sachs Board of Directors and Appointment of New Lead Director and New Audit Committee Chair |website=Yahoo! |date=April 2, 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.crabtreefarm.org/history|title=History of Crab Tree Farm |website=Crab Tree Farm }}
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