John Girard Drosdick | |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1943 |
Birth Place: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
Education: | Villanova University (BS 1965) University of Massachusetts (MS 1968) |
John Girard Drosdick (born August 9, 1943) is an American businessman who served 8 years as president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Sunoco Inc.[1] As of 2006, he was the fifteenth-highest-paid chief executive officer in the United States.[2] In 2008, he was replaced by Lynn Laverty Elsenhans.[3]
He is also chairman of the Board of Trustees of Villanova University and serves on the boards of directors of H. J. Heinz Company and U.S. Steel.[4]
Drosdick provided a $2.5 million commitment to Villanova University, as part of the University's $600 million Comprehensive Capital Campaign.[5]
Drosdick received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Villanova and a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[6]