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Here's a look at the life of John Reed, former CEO of Citigroup.
Birthdate: February 7, 1939
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: John Shepard Reed
Father: publicly unknown name – Armor & Company plant manager
Mother: name not publicly known
Marriage: Cynthia “Cindy” (McCarthy) Reed (September 1994-present); Sally (foreman) Reed (divorced)
Children: with Sally (Foreman) Reed: Tenley, December 1974; Tefford, July 1971; Timothy, January 1968; Traci, March 1965
Education: Washington and Jefferson College, B.A., 1960; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS 1961 (dual degree program); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management, Master of Science, 1965
Military service: US Army Corps of Engineers, 1962-1964, lieutenant
He lived in Buenos Aires from the age of 5 to 17 due to his father's work at Armor & Company.
After retiring from Citigroup, Reed and his wife founded the John and Cindy Reed Foundation, which focuses on environmental and educational efforts.
He is credited with driving ATM adoption across the United States.
The salary as president of the New York Stock Exchange, at his request, was 1 dollar.
1965 – Joins Citicorp.
1975-2003 – Member of the board of directors of Philip Morris/Altria.
June 19, 1984 – Reed is named CEO of Citicorp.
1998 – Citicorp merges with Travelers in $37 billion deal to become Citigroup Inc.
November 9, 1999 – Reed testifies before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs Commission on money laundering.
April 18, 2000 – He retires as co-chairman and co-CEO of Citigroup Inc.
September 17, 2003 – New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso resigns over criticism of his compensation package.
September 21, 2003 – Reed is named interim president of the New York Stock Exchange.
2004-2008 – He serves as a member of the board of directors of Altria Group.
April 2005 – Resigns as president of the New York Stock Exchange.
February 4, 2010 – Testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the financial crisis.
2010-2014 – He serves as chairman of the MIT board of trustees. Reed remains an emeritus life member of the board of directors.
2011-present- Member of the board of directors of CaixaBank.
February 16, 2016 – He is elected president of the board of directors of the Boston Athenaeum, an independent library and museum.
