| 1 | Name: | Mr. Joseph Neubauer | |
| Institution: | ARAMARK Corporation | ||
| Year Elected: | 2007 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Living | ||
| Birth Date: | 1941 | ||
Joseph Neubauer was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK until 2012. With sales of approximately $12.4 billion, ARAMARK is a leading provider of a broad range of professional services including food, hospitality, facility, and uniform services. The company has approximately 240,000 employees serving 19 countries in North and South America, Europe and the Far East. Mr. Neubauer joined the company in March 1979 as executive vice president of finance and development, chief financial officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He was elected president in April 1981, chief executive officer in February 1983, and chairman in April 1984. Prior to ARAMARK, Neubauer held senior positions with PepsiCo, Inc. from 1971 to 1979, including senior vice president of PepsiCo's Wilson Sporting Goods Division and vice president and treasurer of the parent company, PepsiCo., Inc. From 1965 to 1971 he was with the Chase Manhattan Bank, serving in several capacities from assistant treasurer to vice president of commercial lending. Mr. Neubauer serves on the Board of Directors of Macy's Inc., Verizon Communications, Wachovia Corporation, the Barnes Foundation, Catalyst and the Jewish Theological Seminary. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Tufts University and the University of Chicago. In 1994 he was inducted into the prestigious Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans and currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. In 2005 he received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship. In 2014 he founded, along with his wife, the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders. In 2007 Mr. Neubauer became a member of the American Philosophical Society. He received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. | |||