• STEADY GROWTH
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Chairman and chief executive officer, Aon Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: 1937.

Education: Northwestern University, BS, 1959.

Family: Married Shirley (maiden name unknown); children: three.

Career: Penn Mutual, dates unknown, life insurance agent; worked at father's Ford dealership; Ryan Corporation (became Ryan Group), dates unknown, owner; Aon (merged company), 1982–, chief executive officer; 1990–, chairman of the board.

Awards: International Executive of the Year, Brigham Young University, 2002; Golden Plate Award, Academy of Achievement in Ireland, 2002; Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Award; Crain's Chicago Business Executive of the Year Award, 1997.

Address: Aon Corporation, Aon Center, 200 East...