Nationality American Employer GTE | Years active 1961-1970 | |
Alma mater Ohio State B.A.
Ohio State, J.D. Title Chairman
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Donald C. Power was the chairman and chief executive officer of the GTE Corporation.
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Career
Power began his career as a lawyer in Columbus, Ohio where he served as an assistant state attorney general and then as an attorney for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio from 1933 to 1936. He also taught at Ohio State from 1922 to 1939 and was a former chairman of the university's board of trustees. Power was secretary to former Ohio Governor John W. Bricker from 1939 to 1943.
Power was president from 1950 to 1961 and then chairman and CEO from 1961 to 1970 of GTE Corporation. Power was “the first major architect” of the company guiding it through multiple major acquisitions, greatly expanding GTE’s reach, research, and development to become one of the largest companies in America.
Education
Power received his bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University in 1922. He then received his law degree in from Moritz College of Law in 1926.