Byron Mallott

Byron I. Mallott (born April 6, 1943) is a politician and business executive in the U.S. state of Alaska, as well as an Alaska Native leader of Tlingit heritage.

Byron Mallott was born and raised in Yakutat, Alaska, where his father ran a general store.[1] His political career began in 1965, when his father, the longtime mayor of Yakutat, died. He left college and returned to Yakutat, running to replace him, and was successful.[1] He was only 22 at the time.[2] He left office before the expiration of his term, taking a job in the office of Governor Bill Egan towards the end of Egan's first governorship. His job in the governor's office was focused on local government affairs, one of the few constitutionally mandated executive functions in Alaska.[1]

After Egan lost a re-election bid to Walter Hickel, Mallott returned to Yakutat and served on the city council. He also served as a special assistant to U.S. Senator Mike Gravel during the early part of Gravel's first term.[3]

Mallott went back to work in the governor's office in 1971, during Egan's second governorship, where he was in charge of local affairs. This office was absorbed into the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs when the legislature created the department the following year. Mallott became the department's first commissioner, serving until 1974.

During this time, Mallott also became a director of Sealaska Corporation, eventually serving as chairman of the board, as well as president and CEO of the corporation. He retired from Sealaska as CEO in 1992.[2]

Mallott served as Mayor of Juneau from 1994 to 1995 when he resigned, being succeeded by deputy mayor Dennis Egan, to become the executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. He had previously served on the corporation's board for 8 years, including 3 as chairman.[1] He had also established a permanent fund for Sealaska shareholders during his tenure there, which had grown to a net worth of $100 million (US) by the late 1990s.[2] Mallott was one of 42 applicant for the executive director's position.[1] Mallott has also served as:[4][5]

He was also awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by the University of Alaska.[2]

Preceded by
Jamie Parsons		 Mayor of Juneau
1994-1995		 Succeeded by
Dennis Egan

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Germain, David (1996-10-27). "Fund Manager Gives Away Cash: Rich or Poor, Alaskans Get Dividends". Los Angeles Daily News. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FUND+MANAGER+GIVES+AWAY+CASH+:+RICH+OR+POOR,+ALASKANS+GET+DIVIDENDS-a084000670. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Commission on Rural Governance and Empowerment, Final Report to the Governor. Juneau: Alaska Department of Economic and Community Development. June 1999. p. 118. 
  3. ^ Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 61. 
  4. ^ "Byron Mallott Joins Board of Alaska Communications Systems". Business Wire. January 5, 2000. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Jan_5/ai_58454640. Retrieved 2008-04-24. 
  5. ^ "Byron Mallott biography". Alaskool.org. 2004. http://www.alaskool.org/projects/biography/BMallott.htm. 

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