| Bruce Gelb | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office 1991–1993 |
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| President | George H.W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Maynard W. Glitman |
| Succeeded by | Alan Blinken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1927 New York, New York [1] |
Bruce Gelb is an American businessman and diplomat. He is the retired president of Clairol and former vice chairman of Bristol Myers Squibb.[2]
Gelb's father, Lawrence M. Gelb, founded Clairol in 1931.[3] Gelb attended Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.[4] In 1941, at the academy, Gelb met George HW Bush.[3] After service in the military, Gelb received a B.A. from Yale in 1950 and an M.B.A from Harvard in 1953.[4]
He is also currently a Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club; a Life Trustee of Choate Rosemary Hall; a Board member of the United Nations Development Corporation; a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Council on Science and Health; Honorary Chairman and a Regent of the Center for Security Policy; and a member of the Advisory Board of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy [2]