Philip J. Quigley

Philip J. Quigley is the retired chief executive officer of Pacific Telesis Corporation and a current director of Wells Fargo & Company.

A native of San Francisco, Quigley received his BS degree in business from California State University in Los Angeles. He began his career in the telecommunications industry with Pacific Bell Directory in 1967. For five years he worked at AT&T headquarters in New York City prior to divestiture in 1984. Later he served in turn as president and chief executive officer of Pacific Bell, chief operating officer of PacTel Corporation, and CEO of PacTel Personal Communications (i.e., cellular and paging).

Quigley was elected CEO of Pacific Telesis on April 1, 1994. Upon the merger with SBC in April 1997, he received the post of vice chairman. He retired in December 1997 to pursue venture capital and investment interests.

Elected a director of Wells Fargo & Company in 1994, Quigley is also a director of Nuance Communications, Siena Holdings, Thomas Weisel Partners Advisery Board, and SRI International. In addition, he has served as chairman of the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Business Roundtable and as a director of the United Way Board of the Bay Area.

In the political realm, he has been a member of Bush-Cheney '04 and Dreier for Congress.