Photo of Gerhard Andlinger

Born January 17th, 1931, in Linz, Austria, Gerhard Andlinger first traveled to the United States in 1948 as a winner of a New York Herald Tribune essay contest for Austrian high school students. A year and a half later, at the age of 19, Mr. Andlinger left post-war Austria again, this time with a scholarship to Princeton University and advanced placement as a junior.

Mr. Andlinger graduated from Princeton University in 1952 with a degree in economics and a minor in Arabic. He continued his academic career at Harvard Business School and was awarded an M.B.A. in 1954.

After serving in the U.S. Army, where he was attached to the Military Intelligence unit, Mr. Andlinger went on to become a noted executive, holding several senior posts throughout a remarkable career. He has received an honorary doctorate from Bryant College in Rhode Island for contributions to international management.

In 1976, Mr. Andlinger formed his own private investment firm, Andlinger & Company, Inc., where he remains Chairman today.

On a personal note, Mr. Andlinger, known to his friends and associates as "Gerry," is a world traveler, skier, tennis player, cycler, yachtsman, and mountain climber. He is an avid patron of the theatre, opera, and ballet. He has five children, two of whom to date have attended his alma mater, Princeton University. Gerhard Andlinger and his wife Jeanne have homes in New York City; Vero Beach, Florida; Aspen, Colorado; and Salzburg, Austria.