Everhart, who is also a professor of electrical engineering and applied physics at Caltech, was elected to the Board of Overseers last June, making him a relative newcomer.
"He comes very highly recommended," Armstrong says.
Corporate Big-Wigs
As a former director at McKinsey and Co., Daniel holds one of the most prestigious business jobs in the world and, according to Slichter, is incredibly intelligent and talented.
"He has the ability to see issues and define them," Slichter says. "He's so good at seeing where you've been and where you're going."
Academia is not foreign ground for Daniel, however. He is the former president of the board of trustees at Wesleyan University, his alma mater.
James R. Houghton, a member of the Corporation since 1996, is the chair emeritus of Corning, Inc. Most recently he has spent his time as the chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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