- Paul Robert Ignatius
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Early life
Paul Ignatius was born in 1920,
Glendale, California , the son of Armenian parents who migrated to the United States. [ [http://www.businesslife.com/newsstand/sl_pastissues/2007/feb/cover1.html Businesslife.com - America: The Land of Opportunity] ] .Ignatius is a trustee of theGeorge C. Marshall Foundation and member of theFederal City Council and theWashington Institute of Foreign Affairs . He has served previously as chairman of the Board of Trustees forLogistics Management Institute ; chairman, president and CEO ofAir Transport Association ; president of "The Washington Post " newspaper and executive vice president ofThe Washington Post Company ;Secretary of the Navy ;Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics).He founded
Harbridge House , Inc., a Boston management consulting and research firm. Ignatius received his Bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Southern California (Phi Beta Kappa andPhi Kappa Tau ) and his MBA degree fromHarvard University . He served as a commissioned lieutenant in theU.S. Navy inWorld War II .His son,
David Ignatius , is a columnist for theWashington Post .References
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