Charles Lord
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Charles Edwin Lord II also known as Charles E. Lord. (born April 26, 1928 in New York City - died January 8, 1993, Bridgeport, Connecticut, died aged 64) was an investment banker and appointed Vice-Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States of the United States by President Reagan. He also worked in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
for the United States government, and became the acting Comptroller in 1981. After leaving the Office of the Comptroller Charles worked in the private sector becoming chairman and chief executive of the Prudential Bank and Trust Company. Concurrently he was a senior adviser with Dillon Read & Company
. Later he was Vice Chairman of the Madison Financial Group.
He had been a principal of Lord & Associates
beginning in 1989.
He was the son of William Galey Lord and Francis Norton. He attended Yale University
being selected in his junior year to become a member of Skull and Bones
in 1949, the year he graduated with B.A. He received an M.A.H. in 1976 from Yale. He had four children with his wife Margaret Plunkett Lord.
Also, he was on the membership list of the Council on Foreign Relations
in 1985 which publishes the popular magazine Foreign Affairs
. His relative, Winston Lord
, former Ambassador to China, was President of the Council on Foreign Relations
in between 1977 and 1985, and he was also a member of Skull and Bones
in 1959.
Positions in Hartford National Bank and Trust Co. Became manager of Constitution Plaza office (in Hartford, Conn.) 1962
Manager of the International Department 1962. Senior Vice President of the Loan and Investment Division in 1966. President in 1967.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in 1972.
Elected President of the Hartford National Corporation in 1969. Vice Chairman 1972, President and CEO in 1975
Banker's Association for Foreign Trade, Director from 1969–1971
Connecticut Regional Export Expansion Council of the Department of Commerce, Chairman 1969-1971
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a US federal agency established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States...
for the United States government, and became the acting Comptroller in 1981. After leaving the Office of the Comptroller Charles worked in the private sector becoming chairman and chief executive of the Prudential Bank and Trust Company. Concurrently he was a senior adviser with Dillon Read & Company
Dillon, Read & Co.
Dillon, Read & Co. was a prominent American investment bank from the 1920s into the 1960s.-Origins:Dillon Read traces its roots to 1832 with the founding of the Wall Street brokerage firm Carpenter & Vermilye. This firm was succeeded by Read & Company in which chief principal was William A. Read. ...
. Later he was Vice Chairman of the Madison Financial Group.
He had been a principal of Lord & Associates
Lord Day & Lord
Lord Day & Lord was a large, blue-chip New York City law firm. It was established in 1845 by Daniel Lord, his son Daniel De Forest Lord, and his son-in-law Henry Day. The firm had retained the same name until 1988 when it merged with smaller firm Barrett Smith Simon & Armstrong to become Lord Day &...
beginning in 1989.
He was the son of William Galey Lord and Francis Norton. He attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
being selected in his junior year to become a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
in 1949, the year he graduated with B.A. He received an M.A.H. in 1976 from Yale. He had four children with his wife Margaret Plunkett Lord.
Also, he was on the membership list of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
in 1985 which publishes the popular magazine Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
. His relative, Winston Lord
Winston Lord
Winston Lord is a United States diplomat and leader of non-governmental foreign policy organizations...
, former Ambassador to China, was President of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
in between 1977 and 1985, and he was also a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
in 1959.
Other Positions
Director of Institutional Relations and Alumni Program for Yale University from 1979 until 1979.Positions in Hartford National Bank and Trust Co. Became manager of Constitution Plaza office (in Hartford, Conn.) 1962
Manager of the International Department 1962. Senior Vice President of the Loan and Investment Division in 1966. President in 1967.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in 1972.
Elected President of the Hartford National Corporation in 1969. Vice Chairman 1972, President and CEO in 1975
Banker's Association for Foreign Trade, Director from 1969–1971
Connecticut Regional Export Expansion Council of the Department of Commerce, Chairman 1969-1971