John J Byrne

Former Geico Insurance CEO

John Joseph Byrne was born on July 11, 1932, in Paterson, New Jersey, to John J. Byrne and Winifred Mohr Byrne. As a teenager, he worked at his father’s insurance agency in Wildwood, New Jersey, according to a death notice on the website of Rand-Wilson Funeral Home in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1954 and earned a graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan. He began his career as an actuary at Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. After Geico, Byrne led the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. until its acquisition in 1991 by Allianz AG Holding of Germany, now Allianz SE. (ALV) He retained control of the fund’s holding company, which he renamed Fund American Enterprises Inc. Today it is White Mountains Insurance Group. Byrne served on the Board of Overseers of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, which his three sons -- John, Mark and Patrick -- attended, according to the death notice. He served on the board of Internet retailer Overstock.com Inc., the company his son Patrick led as CEO. The two clashed at one point over Patrick Byrne’s public campaign against short selling. Besides his sons, Byrne’s survivors include his wife, Dorothy; seven grandchildren; and his brother, James Byrne, according to the funeral home.

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Dudley S Taft	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Barbara R Banke	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Norman Brinker	Orrin Hatch, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee
Lawrence Herbert	Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania
Roger Penske	Susan Collins, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Terry J Kohler	John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee
William E Bloomfield Jr	Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Tom Campbell, Bob Smith, Kelly Ayotte
John Catsimatidis	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Fred Dalton Thompson, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
James Pitcock	George W Bush, Republican National Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Bob Smith
Fredric Eshelman	Orrin Hatch, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Donald L Lucas	Orrin Hatch, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, Tom Campbell
Van D Hipp Jr	Susan Collins, John E Sununu, Charles Foster Bass, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Mark Kennedy Shriver, Kelly Ayotte
James J Kim	Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Frank E Richardson	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell, Pat Buchanan, Kelly Ayotte
Ronald J Gidwitz	Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, John E Sununu, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Tom Campbell, Kelly Ayotte
Thomas G Stemberg	Judd Alan Gregg, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Kelly Ayotte
Mary Ourisman	Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee
Edmund A Hajim	Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, 1999 State Victory Fund Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida
Gregory Boyd Penner	Susan Collins, John E Sununu, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Tom Campbell
William D Smithburg	Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Tom Campbell

John J Byrne

Former Geico Insurance CEO

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