Shad, John S. R., 1923-

Person

Dates

Existence: 1923-

Biography

John Sigsbee Rees Shad was born in Brigham City, Utah, on June 27, 1923 and was raised in California. During World War II, Mr. Shad served as a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Naval Reserve (1943-1946). After leaving the Navy, Mr. Shad attended the University of Southern California and in 1947 earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He then attended Harvard Business School and was awarded the Master of Business Administration degree in 1949. Later that year, Mr. Shad began a lengthy career on Wall Street. He was a securities analyst for Value Line Inc., an investment advisory service, and subsequently served in the same capacity at Shearson, Hamill & Company. During these years, Mr. Shad earned a law degree from New York University (LL.B., 1959). In 1963, Mr. Shad was recruited as a vice president of E. F. Hutton & Company, which was then a California-based retail brokerage. Working in New York City, Mr. Shad developed E. F. Hutton & Company’s investment banking operations and headed its corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions departments. When he departed in 1981, Mr. Shad was vice chairman of the board of directors of the E. F. Hutton Group, Inc. and was the firm’s third-largest stockholder.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John S. R. Shad papers

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:962 1972-1989 S524

Overview:

Speeches, congressional testimonies, and briefing materials of John S. R. Shad, mostly created during his tenure as chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 1981-1987. The records date from 1972 to 1989.