Lee Iacocca

Entrepreneur

Birthday October 15, 1924

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Allentown, PA

DEATH DATE Jul 2, 2019 (94)

#141429 Most Popular

About

Chrysler President and CEO who saved the company from bankruptcy. He engineered the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars.

Before Fame

He received an engineering degree from Lehigh University and later continued his education at Princeton.

Trivia

He was President and CEO of Chrysler Corporation from 1978 until 1992, during which time he revived the company.

Family Life

He fathered two daughters with his first wife Mary McCleary, whom he married in 1956.

Associated With

He was the president of Ford Motor Company until his interests clashed with Henry Ford II.