Dana G. Mead

Dana George Mead (February 22, 1936 – October 31, 2018 While pursuing his doctorate, he taught in the Social Sciences Department at West Point from 1966 to 1969. Mead served in the U.S. Army line armor and airborne units in West Germany and Vietnam between 1957 and 1978, retiring as a colonel. He earned the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, four Air Medals and the Meritorious Service Medal. At Tenneco he was elected chairman of both the Business Roundtable (1998–1999) and the National Association of Manufacturers (1994–1995).

Before Tenneco, Mead was executive vice president and a member of the board at International Paper. Prior to his work at International Paper, Mead was professor and deputy head of the Social Sciences Department at West Point;

Between his time in the military and his business career, Mead spent significant time in the White House. Mead was a White House Fellow between 1970 and 1971. Following this, Mead served as deputy director of the White House Domestic Council focusing on desegregation, community development, revenue sharing, and transportation from 1972 to 1974. As White House liaison to the District of Columbia, Mead drafted the first Home Rule Bill for the District.

Mead was a co-founder of the French-American Business Council, chaired the Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue and the Royal Shakespeare Company USA board, and sat on the parent London board. He was also a member of the boards of directors for Cummins (1993–1996), Zurich Financial Services (1997–2006), Pactiv (1998–2000), the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Textron, Center for Creative Leadership, and Pfizer. the Council on Foreign Relations, the advisory board of the George C. Marshall Foundation, and the Pardee RAND Graduate School.

Personal life Mead co-authored High Standards, Hard Choices: A CEO's Journey of Courage, Risk and Change, published in 2000.

Mead died in Boston on October 31, 2018 at the age of 82.