Rodney A. Hawes, Jr.

Rodney A. Hawes Jr. (born 1938) is an American business executive, investor, and philanthropist. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Life Re Corporation, a reinsurance corporation traded on the New York Stock Exchange, from 1992 until its 1998 merger with Swiss Re. He has made large charitable contributions to the Harvard Business School, where Hawes Hall was named in his honor.

Early life Rodney A. Hawes Jr. was born in 1938 and grew up in Marsing, Idaho, near Boise. His father was a newspaper editor. where he was a Baker Scholar.

Career Prior to his MBA, Hawes worked for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (now AXA) for five years.

Philanthropy

Hawes made a large donation to the Harvard Business School for the construction of Hawes Hall,

Hawes has served on the National Advisory Council of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University since 1997.

Personal life Hawes is married to Beverly. They have six children. Hawes was raised as a Presbyterian. He converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1966.