Lewis Thompson Preston
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Lewis Preston | |
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President of the World Bank Group | |
In office September 1, 1991 – February 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Barber Conable |
Succeeded by | Ernest Stern (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | August 5, 1926
Died | May 4, 1995 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 68)
Education | Harvard University (BA) |
Lewis Thompson Preston (August 5, 1926 – May 4, 1995) was a U.S. banker. He was President of the World Bank from September 1991 until his death in May 1995.
After service in the US Marines during World War II, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in history. He then worked at J. P. Morgan, where he became a board member and then CEO in 1980.
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