David Mahoney

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Person.png David Mahoney  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(advertising executive)
David Joseph Mahoney Jr.png
Born17 May 1923
The Bronx, New York City
Died1 May 2000 (Age 76)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materWharton School of Finance and Commerce
US marketing executive who attended the 1981 to 1984 Bilderbergs. "Tall and trim, he moved among society's elite and was friends with Henry A. Kissinger, Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Barbara Walters. He was reported to have advised Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan".

David Joseph Mahoney Jr. an US marketing executive who attended the 1981 to 1984 Bilderbergs. Mahoney created his own advertising agency at age 28, became President of Good Humor Company at 33 and later was named Executive Vice President at Colgate-Palmolive, President of Canada Dry, and CEO of Norton Simon, before retiring in 1983.[1]

An obituary described him as "Despite his charm, associates said, he had a short temper and an impatient manner that often sent subordinates packing. Tall and trim, he moved among society's elite and was friends with Henry A. Kissinger, Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Barbara Walters. He was reported to have advised Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, and to have met with Mr. Carter at Camp David."[2]

Background

David Joseph Mahoney Jr. was born of first generation Irish–American parents in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, New York. His father, David Mahoney Sr., was a construction crane operator. Mahoney's mother, Loretta Cahill, was a telephone operator with New York Bell.

Mahoney attended the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania on a basketball scholarship.[3] His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II. He was in the Army, beginning as a private and being promoted to captain in the infantry three years later. He was stationed in Okinawa, Japan after the end of the war. After service, he worked at the Ruthraff and Ryan Ad Agency's Manhattan office while resuming studies at Wharton. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

Mahoney was hired as an account executive at Ruthraff and Ryan.[4] In 1951 he went into business for himself, forming an advertising agency, David J. Mahoney, Inc.[5] The company managed advertising for eight companies, including Noxzema, White Rock and Good Humor.[3] Mahoney sold his agency in 1956 and became president of Good Humor.

In 1961 Mahoney was appointed executive vice president of Colgate-Palmolive,[6] and became president of Canada Dry in 1966.[7] The following year, Norton Simon, Inc. was formed with the consolidation of Canada Dry, Hunts Food and Industries and the McCall Corporation; Mahoney was appointed president and chief operating officer as one of three people who managed the company.[8][9][10] He was its first president and chief executive officer,[11] and became chairman in 1970.

In 1970, Mahoney was appointed by U.S. President Nixon as chairman of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.

Neuroscience

By 1977 Mahoney became chairman of the Dana Foundation, and refocused the organization almost exclusively on neuroscience. He founded the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a foundation organization of about 190 neuroscientists, with the purpose of educating the public about their field.[2] He endowed programs in neuroscience at Harvard and at the University of Pennsylvania, and sat on the board of advisors of the David Mahoney Institute of neurological sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as chairman of the governing council of the Harvard-Mahoney Neuroscience Institute at Harvard Medical School.

Personal life

Mahoney was married to model Barbara "Bobbie" Ann Moore, and the couple had two children. He later married model Hildegarde "Hillie" Merrill, the former Mrs. Arthur C. Merrill, who had two sons from her previous marriage.

Death

Mahoney died on May 1, 2000, at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, of heart failure at the age of 76.


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198115 May 198117 May 1981Switzerland
Palace Hotel
Bürgenstock
The 29th Bilderberg
Bilderberg/198214 May 198216 May 1982Norway
Sandefjord
The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway.
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
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References

  1. https://www.med.upenn.edu/endowedprofessorships/david-j-mahoney-professorship-of-neurological-sciences.html
  2. a b "David Mahoney, a Business Executive And Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76". International New York Times, By ERIC NAGOURNEY May 2, 2000
  3. a b Michael Gross (2005). 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building. Crown/Archetype. pp. 388–. ISBN 978-0-307-41876-0.
  4. "Operation Ex-GI""Operation Ex-GI"Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (March 17, 1951). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "David J. Mahoney: Elan As Salesman Financier". by Michael Blumstein The New York Times, June 7, 1983; Business Digest (section), Page D1
  6. Television. Television Magazine Corporation. 1963. pp. 31 60.
  7. Suzanne Muchnic (1998). Odd Man in: Norton Simon and the Pursuit of Culture. University of California Press. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-0-520-20643-4
  8. Isadore Barmash (April 1, 2004). The Chief Executives. Beard Books. pp. 53–. ISBN 978-1-58798-228-6.
  9. Fred E. Basten (April 1, 2012). Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. pp. 129–. ISBN 978-1-61145-135-1.
  10. "Management: Shuffle & Cut". Time, December 2, 1966.
  11. "Management: Shuffle & Cut". Time, December 2, 1966.
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