John Gordan - General American Independent Director
XGAMX Fund | USD 56.91 0.62 1.10% |
Mr. John D. Gordan, III, is an Independent Director of General American Investors Company, Inc. In addition to his tenure since 1986 as a Director of the Company, Mr. Gordan served as Senior Counsel at Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP until his retirement from the firm in June 2011, after having been a Partner at the firm for the prior 16 years. Mr. Gordans practice focused on civil litigation with a special emphasis on the insurance industry. Presently, Mr. Gordan serves as an attorney with Beazley USA Services, Inc. Prior to his tenure with Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Mr. Gordan was a Partner at Lord Day Lord, Barrett Smith, New York and served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York . Mr. Gordan received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. In addition to his tenure since 1986 as a Director of the Company, Mr. Gordan served as Senior Counsel at Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP until his retirement from the firm in June 2011, after having been a Partner at the firm for the prior 16 years. Mr. Gordans practice focused on civil litigation with a special emphasis on the insurance industry. Presently, Mr. Gordan serves as an attorney with Beazley USA Services, Inc. Prior to his tenure with Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Mr. Gordan was a Partner at Lord Day Lord, Barrett Smith, New York and served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Age | 72 |
Tenure | 38 years |
General American Inv Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the General American's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: General American inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of General. The board's role is to monitor General American's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. General American's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, General American's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Diane Radosti, Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer | ||
Henry Schirmer, Director | ||
Clara Villar, Director | ||
Linda Genid, Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||
Arthur Altschul, Independent Director | ||
Connie Maria, Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||
Lewis Cullman, Independent Director | ||
Spencer Davidson, Chairman of the Board, CEO | ||
Anang Majmudar, Vice President | ||
Eugene Stark, Principal Financial Officer, Vice President - Administration, Chief Compliance Officer | ||
Sidney Knafel, Lead Independent Director | ||
Craig Grassi, Assistant Vice-President | ||
Sally Lynch, Vice President | ||
Michael Robinson, Vice President | ||
Raymond Troubh, Independent Director | ||
Daniel Neidich, Independent Director | ||
Rose Lynch, Director | ||
Andrew Vindigni, Senior Vice President | ||
Liron Kronzon, Vice President | ||
Jeffrey Priest, President | ||
Betsy Gotbaum, Independent Director | ||
Samantha Jin, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer | ||
Maureen LoBello, Assistant Secretary | ||
Rodney Berens, Independent Director | ||
John Gordan, Independent Director |
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