John F. Grundhofer (January 1, 1939 – January 24, 2021) was a director of

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, Securian Financial Group Inc., and BJ's Restaurant & Brewery. He served as Chairman (1990–1997 and 1999–2002), Chief Executive Officer (1990–2001) and President (1990–1999 and 2000–2001) of

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(formerly First Bank System), a financial services provider. On retirement he was succeeded by his brother

Jerry Grundhofer Jerry Grundhofer (born 1945) is the former CEO and Chairman of U.S. Bancorp. Education He graduated from Seattle University in 1965. Career Jerry was a vice president of Security Pacific Bank and Bank of America in the early 1990s. He left ...

. He was a graduate of

Loyola High School (Los Angeles) Loyola High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school for boys in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was established in 1865 and is part of the Society of Jesus. It is the oldest continuously run educational inst ...

and

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

. He received an MBA in Finance from the

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. Grundhofer was purportedly kidnapped from a Minneapolis parking garage in November 1990. He escaped after being bound and stuffed in a sleeping bag. No one was ever charged in the kidnapping.

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1939 births 2021 deaths American chief executives of food industry companies American chief executives of financial services companies Businesspeople from Los Angeles Kidnapped American people Formerly missing people Loyola Marymount University alumni Marshall School of Business alumni {{US-CEO-stub

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