Lou gerstner jr

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Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. In January , he assumed the position of chairman of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm located in Washington, D. He served as chairman until October and upon retiring from that position, he continued as a senior advisor to Carlyle through September He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been awarded honorary doctorates from a number of U.

He was vice chairman of the board of the American Museum of Natural History from until , and chairman of the board of advisors for the Columbia Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology from to He also served as a member of the board of the Council on Foreign Relations from to , and as a member of the board of directors of the National Committee on U.

A lifetime advocate of the importance of quality K education in America, Gerstner created The Teaching Commission in to develop specific policy recommendations to raise the stature, performance, and accountability of teachers in U. From to he co-chaired Achieve, an organization created by U. At IBM he established Reinventing Education as a strategic partnership with 21 states and school districts which utilize IBM technology and technical assistance to eliminate key barriers to school reform and improve student performance.

Gerstner has received numerous awards for his work in education, among them the Cleveland E. In recognition of his efforts on behalf of public education, as well as his business accomplishments, he was awarded the designation of honorary Knight of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in June