Tom Wood Tom Wood became the first Black member of a major U.S. bank’s board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. Wood retired to Palm Coast Florida. He made his transition on December 29, 2020, less than 3 weeks after the video below was recorded. He was 94 years old.Biographical Highlights:Born 1926 in Manhattan, New York CityAB Columbia 1949BSEE University of Michigan 1951U.S. Naval Officers Training Program World War IIFormer:Chief, Computer Programming Detroit Tank ArsenalChairman, MidWest Simulation CouncilDirector of Computer Programming ITT/International Electric Corp.President/CEO Decisions SystemsPresident/CEO TAW International LeasingMember of Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank (under David Rockefeller)Member of Board of Directors, Transport PoolMember of Young Presidents OrganizationMember of Council on Foreign RelationsMember of the Board of National Urban LeagueMember of the Board of NAACP Legal Defense FundMember of the BouleMember of the Board of Manhattan Ear, Eye, Nose,&Throat HospitalDecorated in 1973 by President of the Ivory Coast, Houphouet-Boigny as Officer of the National Order for Outstanding Contributions to Economic and Business Development Tom Wood became the first Black member of a major U.S. bank’s board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. Wood retired to Palm Coast Florida. He made his transition on December 29, 2020, less than 3 weeks after the video below was recorded. He was 94 years old.Biographical Highlights:Born 1926 in Manhattan, New York CityAB Columbia 1949BSEE University of Michigan 1951U.S. Naval Officers Training Program World War IIFormer:Chief, Computer Programming Detroit Tank ArsenalChairman, MidWest Simulation CouncilDirector of Computer Programming ITT/International Electric Corp.President/CEO Decisions SystemsPresident/CEO TAW International LeasingMember of Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank (under David Rockefeller)Member of Board of Directors, Transport PoolMember of Young Presidents OrganizationMember of Council on Foreign RelationsMember of the Board of National Urban LeagueMember of the Board of NAACP Legal Defense FundMember of the BouleMember of the Board of Manhattan Ear, Eye, Nose,&Throat HospitalDecorated in 1973 by President of the Ivory Coast, Houphouet-Boigny as Officer of the National Order for Outstanding Contributions to Economic and Business Development

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Tom Wood Tom Wood became the first Black member of a major U.S. bank's board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. Wood retired to Palm Coast Florida. He made his transition on December 29, 2020, less than 3 weeks after the video below was recorded. He was 94 years old.Biographical Highlights:Born 1926 in Manhattan, New York CityAB Columbia 1949BSEE University of Michigan 1951U.S. Naval Officers Training Program World War IIFormer:Chief, Computer Programming Detroit Tank ArsenalChairman, MidWest Simulation CouncilDirector of Computer Programming ITT/International Electric Corp.President/CEO Decisions SystemsPresident/CEO TAW International LeasingMember of Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank (under David Rockefeller)Member of Board of Directors, Transport PoolMember of Young Presidents OrganizationMember of Council on Foreign RelationsMember of the Board of National Urban LeagueMember of the Board of NAACP Legal Defense FundMember of the BouleMember of the Board of Manhattan Ear, Eye, Nose,&Throat HospitalDecorated in 1973 by President of the Ivory Coast, Houphouet-Boigny as Officer of the National Order for Outstanding Contributions to Economic and Business Development Tom Wood became the first Black member of a major U.S. bank's board of directors, when he became a member of the Chase Manhattan Bank board of directors under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller. Wood retired to Palm Coast Florida. He made his transition on December 29, 2020, less than 3 weeks after the video below was recorded. He was 94 years old.Biographical Highlights:Born 1926 in Manhattan, New York CityAB Columbia 1949BSEE University of Michigan 1951U.S. Naval Officers Training Program World War IIFormer:Chief, Computer Programming Detroit Tank ArsenalChairman, MidWest Simulation CouncilDirector of Computer Programming ITT/International Electric Corp.President/CEO Decisions SystemsPresident/CEO TAW International LeasingMember of Board of Directors, Chase Manhattan Bank (under David Rockefeller)Member of Board of Directors, Transport PoolMember of Young Presidents OrganizationMember of Council on Foreign RelationsMember of the Board of National Urban LeagueMember of the Board of NAACP Legal Defense FundMember of the BouleMember of the Board of Manhattan Ear, Eye, Nose,&Throat HospitalDecorated in 1973 by President of the Ivory Coast, Houphouet-Boigny as Officer of the National Order for Outstanding Contributions to Economic and Business Development