Thornton Wilson

Thornton Wilson

Thornton "T" Arnold Wilson (February 8, 1921 - April 10 1999) was the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Boeing corporation.

He earned his B.S. in aeronautical Engineering from Iowa State University and a master's degree from the California Institute of Technology. He also attended the MIT Sloan School of Management's Sloan Fellows program, but did not graduate. [http://alum.mit.edu] While attending Iowa State Wilson was a member of the swim team.

External links

[http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/wilson.html Boeing Company Biography]


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