Born: c. 1940
Birthplace: Detroit, MI

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Attorney

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett

    University: BA, Howard University (1962)
    Law School: JD, Harvard Law School (1965)
    Administrator: Board of Visitors, Fordham Law School
    Administrator: Harvard Corporation (2000-05)

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Of Counsel
    US State Department Legal Adviser (1993-96)
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Partner (1974-93)
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Associate (1971-74)
    NAACP Attorney, Legal Defense Fund (1965-70)
    Member of the Board of New York Life (1992-93 and 1996-)
    Member of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group (1997-)
    Academy of American Poets Board of Directors
    Academy of Political Science Board of Directors
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
    American Arbitration Association Executive Committee
    American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow
    American Law Institute Council
    Association of the Bar of the City of New York President (1990-92)
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Institute of International Education Board of Directors
    Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Trustee
    Metropolitan Museum of Art Trustee
    New York Public Library Vice Chairman (early 1990s)
    Obama for America
    Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague)

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