Acronyms
Clifton Wharton
Important Dates
Quotes
Stock Market
100
CEO
What is Chief Executive Officer
100
What University did he attend
What is Harvard University
100
What date/month/year did the stock market crash
What is Oct/19/1987
100
How did Peter Drucker describe the restrucrting of TIAA-CREF in 1976?
What is "The unseen revolution"
100
What year did the stock market crash?
What is 1987
200
GM
What is General Manager
200
In 1958 he acquired a PhD in Economics from what university
What is University of Chicago
200
When did Wharton take office of TIAA-CREF (date/month/year)
What is Feb, 1st, 1987
200
"I'm stuck forever in TIAA. It seems to me the restriction is outrageous"
What is Robert W. Hamilton
200
What is the number of mutual funds in 1985? Hint: Chart
What is 1,500
300
UCLA
What is University of California Los Anglos
300
What elite public high school did he graduate from
What is Boston Latin School
300
What year was "the unseen revolution"
What is 1976
300
What did David Alexander, the cochair of the trustee nominating committee say about Chilfton Wharton in regards to his leadersip
What is "He was clearly a very skillful manager, with a lot of experience dealing with complex institutions"
300
How much did CREF have invested in stocks in 1986?
What is 25 billion
400
SUNY
What is State University of New York
400
What private non-profit council did he work for in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
What is Agricultural Development
400
What year did Wharton leave office to join the U.S. deputy secretary of state
What is 1993
400
What did Harvard say about his service?
What is "Our security in retirement depends on his intelligent leadership. We are in good hands"
400
Who are the main people invested in TIAA-CREF?
What is Teachers
500
TIAA-CREF
What is Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association - College Retirement Equites Fund
500
DAILY DOUBLE Name three out of five of his 'first of many first' accomplishments
What is first black director of a major life insurance company, first black chairman of a major foundation (the Rockefeller Foundation), first black president of a major university, first black chancellor of a state higher education system, and first black CEO to command a Fortune 500 service company.
500
What year did the TIAA-CREFs participant base reach 2 million
What is 1997
500
What did Clifton Wharton say after he accepted the offer to become Chairman and CEO of TIAA-CREF?
What is "I decided to give it a shot, but I didn't know if it would work" he recalls. "I was not sure how I would do it."
500
What was Cref's annual net total return in percentage in 1987?
What is 5.1%
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