Graham was born on April 22, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of Philip L. and Katharine Meyer Graham. His father was publisher of The Washington Post from 1946 until 1961 and president of The Washington Post Company from 1947 until his death in 1963. His mother, Katharine Graham, served in a variety of executive positions from 1963 until her death in 2001. Eugene Meyer, Graham's grandfather, purchased The Washington Post at a bankruptcy sale in 1933.
After graduating in 1966 from Harvard College, where he was president of the Harvard Crimson, Graham was drafted and served as an information specialist with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. He was a patrolman with the Washington Metropolitan Police Department from January 1969 to June 1970. Graham joined The Washington Post newspaper in 1971 as a reporter and subsequently held several news and business positions at the newspaper and at Newsweek. He was named executive vice president and general manager of the newspaper in 1976.
Graham serves as a director of BrassRing, Inc., and as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board. He is president of the District of Columbia College Access Program and a trustee of the Federal City Council in Washington, DC. Graham is a member of the board of directors of The Summit Fund of Washington.
Graham and his wife, Mary, have four children and live in Washington, DC. « less
Business Positions
The Washington Post Company
Washington, DC-based newspaper company
Facebook
Online directory and social network
Other Positions & Memberships
Alfalfa Club
exclusive DC club for the rich and powerful since 1913
Education
Harvard University
Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA
Holdings
The Washington Post Company
Washington, DC-based newspaper company
Family
Katharine Weymouth
Publisher of the Washington Post
Katharine Graham
Former Washington Post publisher
Office/Staff
Alice Rogoff
Wife of David Rubenstein
