Gwendolyn King

Gwendolyn S. King (born September 23, 1940) is an American businesswoman. From 1989 to 1992 she was the 11th commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Early life King attended Howard University as an undergraduate, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and education in 1962. She later attended the George Washington University for graduate courses in public administration.

In 1986, she was appointed Deputy Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Director of the office for Intergovernmental Affairs.

In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed King as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. King became the 11th Commissioner

King is a retired member of the board of directors of Marsh and McLennan Companies, Lockheed-Martin Corporation and Monsanto Company. She is also formerly a director of Pharmacia. She is also a past director of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Awards King has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of New Haven, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, and Howard University. The two met at Howard in the late 1950s and married in 1961. They have three adult children.