Jeffrey J. Clarke (born July 1961 in

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) is the current Executive Chairman at Florists' Transworld Delivery ( FTD LLC).

Biography

Education

Clarke first attended SUNY Geneseo for undergraduate studies and then earned a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

from

Northeastern University Northeastern University (NU) is a private research university with its main campus in Boston. Established in 1898, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs on its main campus as well as satellite campuses in Charlotte, North Ca ...

in 1985.

Career

Clarke was hired by

Digital Equipment Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC ), using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957. Olsen was president un ...

in 1985, and came to

Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to a 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced ...

when it purchased DEC in 1998. Compaq appointed him as

chief financial officer The chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization that is assigned the primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and fina ...

in March 2001. He was

executive vice president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...

of global operations for HP. Clarke was named

chief operating officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the " C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if ...

for CA (formerly Computer Associates) in April 2004. Clarke was promoted to chief executive officer and president of

Cendant Cendant Corporation was an American provider of business and consumer services, primarily within the real estate and travel industries. In 2005 and 2006, it broke up and spun off or sold its constituent businesses. Although it was based in New Y ...

's travel distribution services in April 2006. Clarke next served as the Chairman of Travelport, Inc., a private, travel technology firm, where he served as CEO from 2006 to 2011, after leading its sale from Cendant Corporation to the

Blackstone Group Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate bu ...

for US$4.3 billion in 2006. As Travelport CEO, he reorganized the company around three brands, engineered the acquisition of Worldspan and coordinated the sale of Orbitz Worldwide in an initial public offering on July 20, 2007. On March 12, 2014, he was named CEO and member of the Board of Directors of

Kodak The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...

. While CEO at Kodak, Clarke partnered with film directors and Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and J.J. Abrams to spearhead an effort protecting the use of celluloid film in the Motion Picture Industry. Clarke announced his departure from Kodak on February 20, 2019. Clarke was announced on November 13, 2017, as having joined the Docker board of directors. Clarke was announced on August 23, 2019, as having joined FTD LLC as the new Executive Chairman.

Boards and honors

Clarke was formerly a member of the

Red Hat Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide. Red Hat has become a ...

board of directors, Compuware Corporation, an enterprise software company,

Autodesk Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that makes software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartere ...

, a multinational software corporation, and Orbitz Worldwide, where he served as chairman of the board. Clarke has also served on the Geneseo Foundation Board of Directors, where he delivered the address for the college's 145th undergraduate commencement. Clarke is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern University.

References

External links

Kodak

Travelport

Jeff Clarke Travelport Bio

The Blackstone Group

Compuware
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