John F. Akers

Who is John F. Akers?

Mr. Akers, a private investor, is the retired chairman of the Board of Directors of International Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Akers served as chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of IBM from 1985 until his retirement in 1993, completing a 33-year career with IBM. Mr. Akers is a director of W.R. Grace Co. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the former chairman of the Board of Governors of United Way of America. Mr. Akers was also a member of former President George Bush's Education Policy Advisory Committee. Mr. Akers has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1996. He serves as the chairman of the Compensation and Benefits Committee and as a member of the Finance and Risk Committee.