Charles Peter McColough

Who was Charles Peter McColough?

Charles Peter Philip Paul McColough was one of the joint creators and founders of the Xerox Corporation, and was a former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Xerox. He retired in the late 1980s, after serving over fourteen years as CEO. Aside from building Xerox to the corporate empire it is today, McColough was treasurer of the Democratic National Committee between 1974 and 1976, was Chairman of United Way of America, and served on the Board of Trustees at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York Stock Exchange, Bank of New York, Wachovia, Citigroup, Knight Ridder, and Union Carbide Corporation.

C. Peter McColough is also the namesake of the C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics, part of the Council on Foreign Relations. This program was enacted and funded by the Council on Foreign Relations upon McColough's retirement as a Director on the Council’s Board for nine years. McColough also served as Treasurer between 1985-87, Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee between 1981-87, and served as Chairman of the Campaign for the Council between 1983-85.