| Other author/creator | Williams, Jerry O., 1938- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Jerry O. Williams |
| Portion of title |
Jerry O. Williams |
| Abstract |
Corporate executive and entrepreneur Jerry O. Williams was born on September 27, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Williams graduated from Crispus Attucks High School in 1956. Williams graduated with one undergraduate degree in math from DePauw University and another in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1961. Finishing General Electric's (GE) Engineering and Science Training Program in 1964, Williams earned his M.S.E. degree in operations research and systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967. In 1981, he joined AM International, as vice president of corporate planning and development. In 1989, Williams became the first African American to grace the cover of Fortune magazine as AM's future CEO and the nation's first black Fortune 500 president. In 1993, Williams founded Grand Eagle Companies in Chicago and served as president and chief executive officer. In 2002, Williams became chairman of Global Recruiters Network (GRN) offering management search services. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2007 January 19. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.019 HistoryMakers |
