First Boston

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First Boston

COMPANY

Acquired by Credit Suisse in 1988. While a subsidiary of CS, acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 2000. CS discontinued use of the First Boston name on 16 January 2006.

Industry:
Banking

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Boston, MA

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Aida M. Alvarez Business 1950 SBA Administrator, 1997-2001

Jameson A. Baxter Business 6-Sep-1943 Baxter Associates, Inc.

Thomas J. Edelman Business c. 1951 Chairman, BioFuel Energy Corporation

J. Tomilson Hill Business c. 1948 Vice Chairman of Blackstone Group

Ellis B. Jones Business c. 1954 Wasserstein & Co.

Robert S. Kapito Business c. 1958 President of Blackrock

William E. Mayer Business 1940 Former CEO of First Boston

George L. Shinn Business 12-Mar-1923 CEO of First Boston, 1975-83

Alvin V. Shoemaker Business c. 1938 Chairman of First Boston, 1983-89

Richard E. Thornburgh Business c. 1952 Credit Suisse First Boston

Bruce Wasserstein Business 25-Dec-1947 14-Oct-2009 Wall Street dealmaker

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

George L. Shinn Business 12-Mar-1923 CEO of First Boston, 1975-83

Alvin V. Shoemaker Business c. 1938 Chairman of First Boston, 1983-89

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Howard B. Bernick Business c. 1952 CEO of Alberto-Culver, 1994-2006

Wolfgang H. Demisch Business c. 1945 Demisch Associates LLC

Daniel A. Dickinson Business c. 1961 Thayer Capital Partners

Carol B. Einiger Business c. 1948 Post Rock Advisors LLC

Lawrence D. Fink Business c. 1953 CEO of BlackRock

Raymond J. McGuire Business 1957 Citigroup M&A executive

William C. Pate Business c. 1963 Equity Group Investments

Rodman D. Patton Business c. 1943 Former Managing Director, Merrill Lynch

Debra J. Perry Business 17-Apr-1951 Moody's

Anne C. Schaumburg Business c. 1949 Credit Suisse First Boston

Arthur L. Smith Business c. 1953 John S. Herold, Inc.

Donald F. Textor Business c. 1946 Former Partner, Goldman Sachs

Maureen White Activist ? DNC National Finance Chair

Deborah C. Wright Business c. 1957 CEO of Carver Bancorp

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