David A. Olsen was chairman of brokerage firm Johnson & Higgins

Johnson & Higgins

Johnson & Higgins was one of the largest brokerage firms in the world until it sold out to Marsh & McLennan in 1997.-History:Initially founded in 1845 as Jones & Johnson by Walter Restored Jones, Jr. and Henry Ward Johnson, the company acquired its new name in 1854 when A. Foster Higgins replaced...

 from 1991 until its business combination with Marsh & McLennan in 1997.

Career

Olsen attended Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College , founded in 1794, is an elite private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick, Maine. As of 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranks Bowdoin 6th among liberal arts colleges in the United States. At times, it was ranked as high as 4th in the country. It is...

, and subsequently joined brokerage firm Johnson & Higgins in 1966. He became its chief executive officer in 1990 and held that position until 1997, when the company merged with Marsh & McLennan. Additionally, he was chairman of the company from 1991 until 1997. He served as vice chairman of MMC from May through December 1997 and now serves on the board. Olsen also serves as a trustee emeritus of Bowdoin College, a director of Salisbury Visiting Nurses Association, and an advisory board member of the Salisbury Housing Trust and the Northwest Center for Family Services.

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