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Irving Saul Shapiro (July 15, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American lawyer and businessman, best known for being the first lawyer to become CEO of DuPont. Shapiro served as DuPont chairman from December 1973 to 1981. [1] In 1987, he took over leadership of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. [2]
Request the Data. Irving S. Shapiro. DuPont Corporation. 1974–1981. Industry: Chemicals & Industrial. Era: 1970. Initially making a name for himself in politics, Shapiro joined duPont in 1951 as a lawyer, handling some of its most important acquisitions and antitrust cases.
Sep 14, 2001 · Plant Trees. How to support Irving's loved ones. Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. The nightly ceremony in...
The surviving papers of Irving S. Shapiro are a small fragment. Only six file titles are represented, all dealing with the ceremonial aspects of his role as DuPont CEO. The first file consists entirely of letters of congratulation written to Shapiro on the occasion of his several promotions.
IRVING S. SHAPIRO 415 CEO, but on national and international matters after he left the corpo-rate world. He had a great way of defusing potentially embarrassing situations and turning them to his advantage. I'll cite one instance from the cor-porate world. Companies in the chemical industry usually make many
Irving Shapiro begins this interview by discussing his parents' backgrounds and the influence of his father's interest in law and accounting. Next Shapiro examines his own early intellectual strengths and proclivities and his undergraduate and law school performance.
Sep 15, 2001 · Irving S. Shapiro, a former chairman of the DuPont Company who evolved into corporate America's lead liaison to Washington in the 1970's, died on Thursday. He was 85.
