Person in history
William H. Donaldson
William H. Donaldson, American businessman (born 1931)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · June 12
- Known as
- university teacher, politician, businessperson, and entrepreneur. Citizenship: United States
Their story
Who they were
William Henry Donaldson was an American businessman who was the 27th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), serving from February 2003 to June 2005. He served as Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs in the Nixon Administration, as a special adviser to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, and chairman, President and CEO of Aetna. Donaldson founded Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Early life
Educated at: Yale University, Harvard Business School, and Harvard University.
Why this date
William H. Donaldson appears on our June 12 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
Sources
Cite this page
“William H. Donaldson”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/william-h-donaldson, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about William H. Donaldson
When did William H. Donaldson die?
June 12 2024.
Who else was born on this day?
The date page lists everyone we hold for that calendar day.
Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.