Franklin A. Thomas
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Franklin Augustine (Frank) Thomas (born May 27, 1934) is the head of the TFF Study Group, a nonprofit institution assisting development in South Africa, since 1996; Chairman, September 11 Fund since 2001.[1]
Recent business experience: President and CEO of The Ford Foundation from 1979 until 1996;[1]
Thomas was president and chief executive officer of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (a non profit community development corporation) from 1967–1977.
He served as Deputy Police Commissioner in Charge of Legal Matters for the New York City Police Department for two years, starting in 1965.
Thomas was named Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1964
He was attorney for the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency in 1963. He graduated from Columbia University, where he was a star basketball player and team captain, and the Columbia Law School (the latter in 1963).
Other directorships: Citigroup Inc.,[1] Cummins, Inc., Lucent Technologies, Inc., Alcoa[1] and PepsiCo, Inc.
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- ^ a b c d Potter, Joan (2009-11-24). African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks in America. Dafina Books. pp. 104–. ISBN 9780758241665. http://books.google.com/books?id=YcGvB-9FALgC&pg=PA104. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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