John Sigsbee Rees Shad (June 27, 1923 – July 7, 1994), served as chairman of

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between 1981 and 1987. He also served as the ambassador to the Netherlands. He earned degrees from the

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, the

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and the

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. He said when he was the head of the SEC that he had wanted to spend a third of his life learning, a third earning, and a third serving. He had two children, Leslie Shad and Rees Shad, and was married to Patricia Shad.

Legacy

* Shad Hall, at

, was named for him; in 1987, Shad had provided a $20 million endowment to the

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for a "Business Leadership and Ethics" program."A Campus Built on Philanthropy - Shad Hall", Harvard Business School. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
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John S.R. Shad papers
at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.

References

, - Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 1923 births 1994 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to the Netherlands Harvard Business School alumni New York University School of Law alumni University of Southern California alumni Reagan administration personnel {{US-diplomat-stub