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==Career==
 
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Preston fought in the Pacific as a US Marines during [[World War II]].<ref name=yahoo/> In 1948 he was the Captain of the US Olympic Hockey team.
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Preston became a US Marine and reportedly fought in the Pacific during [[World War II]].<ref name=yahoo/> In 1948 he was the Captain of the US Olympic Hockey team.
 
He graduated from [[Harvard]] with a degree in history.  
 
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===President of the World Bank===
 
===President of the World Bank===
He became [[President of the World Bank]] in September 1991, appointed by [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name=nyt/>
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[[George H. W. Bush]] appointed him [[President of the World Bank]] in September 1991.<ref name=nyt/>
  
 
At the [[World Bank]] he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.<ref name=yahoo/>
 
At the [[World Bank]] he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.<ref name=yahoo/>

Revision as of 10:31, 30 August 2015

Person.png Lewis Thompson Preston  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Lewis Thompson Preston.jpg
BornAugust 5, 1926
New York, USA
DiedMay 4, 1995 (Age 68)
Property "Has deathPlace" (as page type) with input value "Washington D.C." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.[[Washington D.C|Washington D.C.]], USA
Cause of death
cancer
Alma materHarvard
Parents • Lewis Thompson Preston Sr.
• Priscilla Baldwin
ChildrenLewis Thompson Preston III

Employment.png President of the World Bank

In office
September 1991 - February 1995
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byBarber ConableBarber Conable
Succeeded byJames Wolfensohn
CFR treasurer

An appointee of George H. W. Bush to the President of the World Bank. As of August 2015, he had a spookily short page on Wikipedia - only a couple of sentences.

Nature

One assessment of him declares that he was a "private and reticent man [who] disliked large formal gatherings."[1]

Family background

A Preston grandfather had been a Confederate officer who later became a partner in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. Preston's father was a World War I flier and later a well-known hunter.

Career

Preston became a US Marine and reportedly fought in the Pacific during World War II.[1] In 1948 he was the Captain of the US Olympic Hockey team. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in history.

J. P. Morgan

Preston then began a 40-year career at J. P. Morgan, where he became a board member. In 1980 he was made chairman and chief executive officer. He stepped down as CEO in 1989, but remained chairman of the executive committee until he left for the World Bank.[1][2]

Douglas A. Warner 3d, J.P. Morgan's chairman, stated that "Lew Preston was the architect of the modern J.P. Morgan and the pre-eminent international banker of his era. He led our firm with penetrating vision, formidable intellect and strength of character."

President of the World Bank

George H. W. Bush appointed him President of the World Bank in September 1991.[2]

At the World Bank he declared that "alleviating poverty" would be the Bank's "overarching objective", and said that applications for loans would be judged on a nation's social justice record as well as its economic efficiency. He expanded the role of the bank, beyond that of just making loans, in the direction of organising and implementing projects associated with them.[1]

Connections

He was a member Pilgrims Society[3]. Sources differ on whether he attended the Bilderberg Group, but he has been mentioned as a member and treasurer of Council on Foreign Relations.[4]

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