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Types Person, Business Person
Date of Birth 1941
Gender Female

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Analyst notes about Barbara Hackman Franklin

President and CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises and Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Director 1980-92 and 1993 to date. President and CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises, private investment and... more »

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Government Positions
Department of Commerce
  • Secretary ('92→'93)
    • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Original Commissioner/Vice Chairman ('73→'79)
    • Business Positions
    The Dow Chemical Company
  • Director ('80→'92)   [ +1 ]
    • Aetna   Insurance
  • Director ('79→'92)   [ +1 ]
    • American Funds   American Funds is a family of mutual funds and the American Funds...
  • Trustee or Director
    • J. P. Morgan Value Opportunity Fund   The Fund seeks to provide long-term...
  • Director ('07→)
    • Barbara Franklin Enterprises   Private investment and management consulting firm.
  • President/CEO
    • In The Office Of
    Richard M. Nixon   37th US president
  • Staff Assistant ('71→'73)
    • Other Positions & Memberships
    National Association of Corporate Directors   Membership organization serving...
  • Chairman (Mar '09→)
    • Economic Club of New York   Discussion club for business elites
  • Chairman Emerita
    • US-China Business Council   The US-China Business Council, Inc. (USCBC) is a...
  • Director
    • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board   Private nonprofit created in 2002...
  • Member Advisory Council
    • Committee for Economic Development   Business-led economic policy think tank
  • Trustee
    • Education
    Penn State University
  • Undergraduate (?→'62) ⋅ BA
    • Harvard Business School
  • Graduate ⋅ MBA
    • Donation/Grant Recipients
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    Republican National Committee
  • 54 contributions ⋅ $405250 ('91→'08)
    • Connecticut Republican Scc
  • 34 contributions ⋅ $138500 ('92→'09)
    • RNC Republican National State Elections Committee
  • 19 contributions ⋅ $47700 ('95→'02)
    • Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania
  • 34 contributions ⋅ $36500 ('92→'04)
    • Nancy Lee Johnson   US Representative from Connecticut
  • 37 contributions ⋅ $33450 ('94→'05)
    • National Republican Congressional Committee
  • 24 contributions ⋅ $24500 ('94→'97)   [ +1 ]
    • Robert Simmons   US Representative from Connecticut
  • 31 contributions ⋅ $21638 ('00→'06)
    • David Lee Camp   US Representative from Michigan
  • 20 contributions ⋅ $20000 ('89→'94)
    • Republican Party of Florida
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $20000 ('01)
    • Arlen Specter   US Senator from Pennsylvania
  • 18 contributions ⋅ $18000 ('91→'04)