Philip H. Geier Jr. ’58

Philip H. Geier Jr. ’58

Chairman
The Geier Group
New York

Philip Geier became chairman and chief executive officer of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., in 1980. He retired from this position at the end of December 2000.

In February 2001, he formed the Geier Group to provide consulting/advisory services in the marketing, communications, and venture capital areas.

Additionally, Mr. Geier is a senior advisor for Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and serves on the boards of directors of AEA Investors, Inc., and Fiduciary Trust International. His philanthropic relationships as director or trustee include Autism Speaks, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Save the Children Federation, Inc., and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Mr. Geier holds a BA in economics from Colgate University (1957) and an MBA in marketing and finance from Columbia Business School (1958).

Listing Column: 1

  1. Meyer Feldberg ’65

    Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley, New York
  2. Paul J. Ferri ’68

    General Partner, Matrix Partners, Massachusetts
  3. Lawrence Flinn Jr. ’60

    Chairman and CEO, Privet Capital LLC, New York
  4. Lew Frankfort ’69

    Chairman and CEO, Coach, Inc., New York
  5. Robert Friedman ’80

    President, Media and Entertainment, @radical.media, a Fremantle Company, New York
  6. Mario J. Gabelli ’67

    Chairman and CEO, GAMCO Investors, Inc., New York
  7. Gabriele Galateri di Genola ’72

    Chairman, Assicurazioni Generali SpA

Listing Column: 2

  1. Mark T. Gallogly ’86

    Managing Principal, Centerbridge Partners, LP, New York
  2. Nathan Gantcher ’64

    Managing Member, EXOP Capital LLC, New York
  3. Philip H. Geier Jr. ’58

    Chairman, The Geier Group, New York
  4. James P. Gorman ’87

    Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley, New York
  5. Michael A. Gould ’68

    Chairman and CEO, Bloomingdale’s, New York
  6. Bernard Gray ’74

    President, Gray Ventures, Georgia

Listing Column: 3

  1. David Greenspan ’00

    Founder and President, Slate Path Capital, New York
  2. Paul B. Guenther ’64

    Former President, PaineWebber Group, Inc., New York
  3. Ernest M. Higa ’76

    President and CEO, Higa Industries, Japan
  4. Ehud Houminer

    Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York
  5. Ming Chu Hsu ’92

    Principal, Alex & Wright Inc., Taiwan and Hong Kong
  6. Glenn Hubbard

    Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School, New York

Listing Column: 4

  1. Philippe Jabre ’82

    Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Jabre Capital Partners S.A., Switzerland
  2. Ann Kaplan ’77

    Partner, Circle Wealth Management, New York
  3. James W. Keyes ’80

    Senior Advisor, Blockbuster LLC
  4. Nand L. Khemka ’56

    Chairman, SUN Group, India
  5. Henry R. Kravis ’69

    Cofounder, Cochairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., New York
    Cochair, Board of Overseers
  6. Sallie Krawcheck ’92

    New York