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- For the film director, see Alan Greenberg.
Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg is Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. He began work at Bear Stearns in 1949 as a clerk. He served as Chairman of the Board of Bear Stearns from 1985 to 2001, and as its CEO from 1978 to 1993. Greenberg serves also as a director of Bear Stearns and a non-executive director of Viacom. He is the author of Memos from the Chairman, which is a compilation of humorous but meaningful memos he issued to the associates of Bear Stears during his tenure as CEO. He is also an expert bridge player, having won Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams in 1977. As of Apr 25th 2008, Ace will be joining JP Morgan Chase & Co. as Vice Chairman. Greenberg is also a noted philanthropist, having donated millions of dollars to meaningful causes. Alan Greenberg is married to Kathy Greenberg, the Board Chair of Cardozo Law School and the founder of the New York Legal Assistance Group.
