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    • Gerald J. Ford

    American lawyer

    For the 38th President of the United States, see Gerald Ford. For other people with similar names, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation).

    Gerald J. Ford (born 1944) is an American attorney and businessman.[1][2][3]

    Biography

    Early life

    Gerald Ford was raised in Pampa, Texas, and attended Pampa Senior High School. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in the Dallas enclave of University Park, Texas in 1966, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omegafraternity.[2] He received a J.D. from the SMU School of Law in 1969.[2]

    Career

    He is former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Golden State Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco.[2] It was a holding company for the nation's second largest thrift institution and California's fourth largest bank. In 2002, he sold it to Citigroup for $6 billion. He is currently chairman of the board of Hilltop Holdings