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Name
  
Lewis Preston

Role
  
Banker

Education
  
Harvard University


Died
  
May 4, 1995, Washington, D.C., United States

Lewis Thompson Preston (August 5, 1926 – May 4, 1995) was a U.S. banker. He was President of the World Bank from September 1991 until his death in May 1995.

After service in the US Marines during World War II, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in history. He then worked at J. P. Morgan, where he became a board member and then CEO in 1980.

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Lewis Thompson Preston Wikipedia