About John F. Donahue
Lived 1924 – 2017 (aged 92). John F. Donahue was a businessperson.
John "Jack" Francis Donahue (July 28, 1924 – May 11, 2017) was an American businessman and founder of Federated Hermes.
In 1955, Donahue founded Federated Investors, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which later became Federated Hermes. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Federated and a trustee/director of the firm from 1989 until April 1998. Donahue was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York.
He married Rhodora (April 18, 1925 – December 12, 2022) on December 26, 1946.
Donahue died in his home in Naples, Florida on May 11, 2017, aged 92.
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American businessman (1924–2017)
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John F. Donahue was born on 28 July 1924.
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