William A. Osborn (born 1947) is an American bank executive. William A. Osborn was graduated from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1969, and from its Kellogg School of Management in 1973. He joined

Northern Trust Northern Trust Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Chicago that caters to corporations, institutional investors, and ultra high net worth individuals. Northern Trust is one of the largest banking institutions in the Un ...

in 1970, and spent the rest of his career at the

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institution. Eventually he headed the commercial banking and personal financial Services business units, and became president and chief operating officer in December 1993. He was chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation multibank holding company and the Northern Trust Company bank from 1995 through 2007. Other directorships include

Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc. (stock symbol CAT) is an American ''Fortune'' 500 corporation and the world's largest construction-equipment manufacturer. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 65 on the ''Fortune'' 500 list and number 238 on the Global ''Fo ...

, Nicor Inc. and the

Tribune Company Tribune Media Company, also known as Tribune Company, was an American multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Through Tribune Broadcasting, Tribune Media was one of the largest television broadcasting companies, owning 39 ...

. Osborn has been a director of Caterpillar since 2000. Osborn was appointed to the board of General Dynamics (military weapons maker). In 2011, he became chairman of the board of trustees of Northwestern University, replacing Patrick G. Ryan.

Awards

William A. Osborn was inducted as a laureate of

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois The Lincoln Academy of Illinois is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to recognizing contributions made by living Illinoisans. Named for Abraham Lincoln, the Academy administers the ''Order of Lincoln'', the highest award given ...

and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the state's highest honor) by the governor of Illinois in 2006 in the area of business and social service.

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* 1947 births Living people American chief executives of financial services companies Kellogg School of Management alumni Caterpillar Inc. people {{US-CEO-stub