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Houghton is also an active member of several boards of directors of various companies, and the current chairman of the board of trustees at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Upon graduating from Harvard Business School in 1962, Houghton spent much of his professional career at Corning Incorporated—a maker of specialty glass and ceramics—where he eventually rose to the top posts of chairman and CEO in 1983, and again...
...fellow post—which can be described as the first among equals—differs from that of the Chair of the board, the President, who leads the meetings. But Houghton has been a distinct and important presence in the group: he is responsible for representing all Corporation members on certain occasions and chairs the meetings when the President is absent, wrote Harvard Corporation member Nannerl O. Keohane in an e-mailed statement...
...honored to be asked to fill this role. The Corporation operates very much as a collegial, non-hierarchical body that governs largely by consensus,” Reischauer said. “As a mere member before this transition takes place, I had the feeling that my voice was important and listened to, and I think all my colleagues would expect that to continue over the course of the ensuing years...
Reischauer, who will be involved in the search process for the new Corporation member, said it is “premature” for him to have outlined his priorities and goals for his upcoming tenure as Senior Fellow...
...compliance with the University’s charter, the Corporation elects any new Corporation member with the counsel and approval of the Board of Overseers. A joint committee of the Corporation and the Board will soon begin a search to fill the vacancy to be left by Houghton...