Jack Markell Elected a Director of Graham Holdings Company
05 May 2017 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) announced today that Jack A.
Markell has been elected to the Board of Directors.
Markell served from 2009-2017 as the Governor of Delaware,
leading a $4 billion enterprise with 30,000 employees. During his
tenure, Delaware emerged from the great recession with the
strongest job growth in the region and among the best private
sector wage growth in the country. Markell was particularly focused
on improving Delaware’s schools and positioning its citizens for
future prosperity by launching and scaling important workforce
development efforts. Before he was elected Governor, Markell served
ten years as Delaware’s State Treasurer.
Prior to public service, Markell held several executive
leadership roles in corporate development, investor relations,
strategic management, and consulting with First Chicago
Corporation, McKinsey & Company, Comcast Corporation and
Nextel.
Donald E. Graham, chairman of Graham Holdings Company, said:
“Governor Markell, a businessman turned Governor, will make an
outstanding director of our company. We are fortunate that he has
agreed to join our board.”
Markell serves on the National Board of Directors of Jobs for
America’s Graduates and as a trustee of the Annie E. Casey
Foundation. He earned his undergraduate degree in economics and
development studies from Brown University and an MBA from the
University of Chicago.
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