Gordon S. Marshall

Gordon S. Marshall is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Marshall Industries (NYSE: MI), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999.

Biography

Early life

Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1946.[1][2] He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II.[1][2]

Career

He founded Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982.[1][3] He served as its President from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its Chief Executive Officer until 1994.[3] The company became one of the nation's five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies. In 1999, it was acquired by Avnet (NYSE: AVT) in 1999.[3]

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) since 1974.[3]

Philanthropy

He serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California.[4] He donated US$35 million to USC in 1997. The USC Marshall School of Business is named in his honor.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Paula Korn, $35M Gift to USC Is Largest Ever to a Business School, USC News, 01/20/97
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kenneth R. Weiss, Entrepreneur to Give USC $35 Million, The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1997
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  4. ↑ University of Southern California Board of Trustees
  5. ↑ USC Marshall School of Business