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- Name: Walter Eugene Massey
- Born: April 5, 1938Forbes: Walter Massey Profile
- Birthplace: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Occupation: Physicist, educator, business leader
- Served as director of the National Science Foundation under President George H. W. BushForbes: Walter Massey Profile
- Serves as a trustee of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Has connections to the prestigious Bilderberg Group
- Has served as the Senior Provost of the University of California System
- Served as the ninth president of Morehouse College from 1995 to 2007Forbes: Walter Massey Profile
- Graduated from Morehouse College in 1958Forbes: Walter Massey Profile
- Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Physics
- Was a member of the Psi chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Received a PhD in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 1966Forbes: Walter Massey Profile
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Walter Massey is an African-American physicist, educator and business leader. Throughout his prestigious career, Massey has served on the boards of companies like Bank of America, Motorola, McDonald's and BP Oil, and also served as director of the National Science Foundation under President George H. W. Bush.
During the Bank of American annual shareholder's meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 29, 2009, the current Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was ousted from his position as board chairman in favor of board member Walter Massey.Reuters: Bank of America names Walter Massey as Chairman (April 29, 2009)
Bank of America 2009 Annual Shareholder's Meeting
During the annual shareholder's meeting on April 29, 2009, shareholders voted to retain the current CEO, Ken Lewis, and 17 others to Bank of America's board of directors, despite shareholder's disapproval of Lewis' takeover of Merrill Lynch. However, Lewis was ousted from his position as chairman of the board, but it was decided that he would retain a place on the board, as well as his CEO status.Reuters: Bank of America names Walter Massey as Chairman (April 29, 2009)
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