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'''David T. Kearns''' was CEO of Xerox when he attended 5 meetings of the [[Bilderberg]].
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'''David T. Kearns''' was [[CEO of Xerox]] when he attended 5 meetings of the [[Bilderberg]]. He was appointed the first [[United States Deputy Secretary of Education]] from 1991 to 1993.
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==Early life and education==
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Kearns was born and raised in [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He received [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Rochester]] in [[1952]], where he was a member of [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]].
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== Career ==
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Kearns entered [[United States Navy]] flight school and was deployed to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] aboard the USS ''Coral Sea'' as an airman. Starting in 1954, Kearns worked at [[IBM]].<ref name="crossing"> Kearns, David T (31 May 2005). "Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned". Meliora Press. </ref>
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In 1971, Kearns joined Xerox Corporation as vice president. He also became head of U.S./Marketing and Service at Xerox in [[Rochester, New York]], and later as vice president of foreign markets in [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Connecticut]]. In 1977, he became Xerox president and CEO. In 1985, Kearns succeeded [[Charles Peter McColough]] as chairman of Xerox.<ref name="crossing" />
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===U.S. Department of Education===
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Kearns was nominated by President [[George H. W. Bush]] as [[United States Deputy Secretary of Education]] on March 22, 1991. The [[United States Senate]] confirmed him for the position on May 31, 1991.
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Following the [[Rodney King]] riots in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], George H. W. Bush appointed Kearns as [[White House]] liaison to help resolve the conflict.<ref name="king">George Bush Presidential Library & Museum (1992). [http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/papers/1992/92050701.html Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With Leaders of the African-American Community in Los Angeles].</ref>
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===Later career===
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Kearns left the Department of Education on January 20, 1993. He later joined the faculty of [[Harvard University]]'s [[Harvard Graduate School of Education|Graduate School of Education]] where he taught for two years. Kearns sat on the board of trustees for the [[Ford Foundation]], [[Time Warner]], [[Dayton Hudson]], and [[Ryder]]. He is also a former chairman of the [[National Urban League]].<ref name="crossing" />
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Kearns was Chairman of New American Schools, an organization "dedicated to excellence in American schools". New American Schools has since merged with the [[American Institutes for Research]].
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Kearns published several books including: ''Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive'' (1988), ''Prophets in the Dark: How Xerox Reinvented Itself and Beat Back the Japanese'' (1992), ''A Legacy of Learning'' (1999) and ''Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned'' (2005).<ref>Kearns, David T. (1993). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/20404998 "Toward a New Generation of American Schools"]. The Phi Delta Kappan. 74 (10): 773–776. </ref>
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==Personal life==
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Kearns lost his left eye to radiation treatment related to his cancer in 1993, prompting him to wear an eye patch for the rest of his life. Kearns and his wife, Shirley, had four daughters and two sons.
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Kearns died on February 25, 2011, at the age of 80 in [[Vero Beach, Florida]], from complications related to sinus cancer.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/education/26kearns.html</ref>
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Person.png David Kearns  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
David T. Kearns.jpg
BornAugust 11, 1930
DiedFebruary 25, 2011 (Age 80)
Cause of death
cancer
NationalityUS
Member ofTrilateral Commission
TLC member, Attended 5 Bilderbergs as Xerox/CEO

Employment.png Xerox/CEO

In office
1982 - 1990
Preceded byC. Peter McColough

David T. Kearns was CEO of Xerox when he attended 5 meetings of the Bilderberg. He was appointed the first United States Deputy Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993.

Early life and education

Kearns was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He received Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Rochester in 1952, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Career

Kearns entered United States Navy flight school and was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the USS Coral Sea as an airman. Starting in 1954, Kearns worked at IBM.[1]

In 1971, Kearns joined Xerox Corporation as vice president. He also became head of U.S./Marketing and Service at Xerox in Rochester, New York, and later as vice president of foreign markets in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1977, he became Xerox president and CEO. In 1985, Kearns succeeded Charles Peter McColough as chairman of Xerox.[1]

U.S. Department of Education

Kearns was nominated by President George H. W. Bush as United States Deputy Secretary of Education on March 22, 1991. The United States Senate confirmed him for the position on May 31, 1991.

Following the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California, George H. W. Bush appointed Kearns as White House liaison to help resolve the conflict.[2]

Later career

Kearns left the Department of Education on January 20, 1993. He later joined the faculty of Harvard University's Graduate School of Education where he taught for two years. Kearns sat on the board of trustees for the Ford Foundation, Time Warner, Dayton Hudson, and Ryder. He is also a former chairman of the National Urban League.[1]

Kearns was Chairman of New American Schools, an organization "dedicated to excellence in American schools". New American Schools has since merged with the American Institutes for Research.

Kearns published several books including: Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive (1988), Prophets in the Dark: How Xerox Reinvented Itself and Beat Back the Japanese (1992), A Legacy of Learning (1999) and Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned (2005).[3]

Personal life

Kearns lost his left eye to radiation treatment related to his cancer in 1993, prompting him to wear an eye patch for the rest of his life. Kearns and his wife, Shirley, had four daughters and two sons.

Kearns died on February 25, 2011, at the age of 80 in Vero Beach, Florida, from complications related to sinus cancer.[4]



 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198313 May 198315 May 1983Canada
Quebec
Château Montebello
The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/198411 May 198413 May 1984Sweden
Saltsjöbaden
The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden
Bilderberg/198625 April 198627 April 1986Scotland
Gleneagles Hotel
The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants
Bilderberg/19883 June 19885 June 1988Austria
Interalpen-Hotel
Telfs-Buchen
The 36th meeting, 114 participants
Bilderberg/199010 May 199013 May 1990New York
US
Glen Cove
38th Bilderberg meeting, 119 guests
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References

  1. a b c Kearns, David T (31 May 2005). "Crossing the Bridge: Family, Business, Education, Cancer, and the Lessons Learned". Meliora Press.
  2. George Bush Presidential Library & Museum (1992). Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With Leaders of the African-American Community in Los Angeles.
  3. Kearns, David T. (1993). "Toward a New Generation of American Schools". The Phi Delta Kappan. 74 (10): 773–776.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/education/26kearns.html
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