Adolphus Drewry Frazier Jr. (June 23, 1944 – September 23, 2024) was an American business executive. He served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Frazier held executive positions with INVESCO, Caremark, Gold Kist, and Danka Business Systems.[1]
A. D. Frazier, Jr. | |
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| Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| In office January 9, 2018 – May 18, 2022 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Vera Lynn Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adolphus Drewry Frazier Jr. June 23, 1944 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 23, 2024 (aged 80) Mineral Bluff, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
Life and career
editFrazier was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on June 23, 1944.[2] He started his career as a lawyer at C&S Bank in Atlanta. He went on to manage the 1977 inauguration of President Jimmy Carter and headed the team reorganizing the White House and Executive Office of the President, also under President Carter.[1] Frazier was also the first chairman of Georgia Public Broadcasting and helped merge two public television stations into one state agency.[1]
After the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Frazier went on to hold the position of President and CEO of INVESCO, a global investment management group.[3] During his career, Frazier has also served as the Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Stock Exchange.[4][5]
Frazier was the owner and chairman of WolfCreek Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company in North Georgia.[1] He was also the COO and co-founder of BOTH USA, LLC.[6][7] He served until his death on the Board of Directors of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. He was nominated to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority by President Donald Trump and sworn into office on January 9, 2018.[8]
Frazier died at his home in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, on September 23, 2024, at the age of 80.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Olympic Achievements". Georgia Trend. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "A. D. Frazier". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "A.D. Frazier makes his new Invesco job official", Atlanta Business Chronicle; accessed March 10, 2017.
- ^ A.D. Frazier to lead Danka, Atlanta Business Chronicle; accessed March 10, 2017.
- ^ Chicago Stock Exchange Names Two Top Executives Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Olympic veterans A.D. Frazier, Erik Vonk launch venture, Atlanta Business Chronicle; accessed March 10, 2017.
- ^ Firm wants to reinvent the way we work Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, St. Petersburg Times; accessed March 10, 2017.
- ^ "A.D. Frazier Sworn in as TVA Board Member". TVA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ A.D. Frazier, COO of Atlanta’s Olympic Games, has died