Company · Consumer Products · founded 1837
Procter & Gamble
US multinational selling everyday consumer products, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It acquired Walker & Company Brands in 2018.
Includes Walker & Company Brands.
Of the 5 people here linked to Procter & Gamble, 0 are founders and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at Airbnb. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
5 people at Procter & Gamble
Joined by acquisition Still there
Role
CEO of Walker & Company after its acquisition by P&G, 2018–now
Source
· medium confidence. Same caveat as the Walker & Company entry. Wikipedia does not list him as a P&G employee.
Beauty & Cosmetics · Consumer Products 8 / 8
Tristan Walker
Founder and CEO, Walker & Company Brands (Bevel)
poverty · outsider · graduate degree
Board Past
Role
Director, 2008–2019
Source
· high confidence. April 2008 to February 2019.
Finance 2 / 8
Kenneth Chenault
Former Chairman and CEO, American Express; Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
professional-class · some · graduate degree
Investor Past
Role
Individual investor in the $24 million Series B round, 2015 (via Walker & Company Brands)
Also at
Source
· high confidence. The Series B press release names Earvin "Magic" Johnson among individual investors. Whether he still holds the stake is not established here.
Sports 6 / 8
Earvin Johnson
NBA Hall of Famer ("Magic" Johnson); founder, Magic Johnson Enterprises
working-class · outsider · some college
Employee Past
Role
Intern in 1995, then brand management (ThermaCare, Pringles), 1995–2005
Source
· medium confidence. Wikipedia gives 1995 to 2005 for the P&G years; Chicago Booth says about ten years in brand management.
Food & Beverage · Retail 3 / 0
Brian Niccol
Chairman and CEO, Starbucks; former CEO of Chipotle and Taco Bell
class not established · some · graduate degree
Employee Past
Role
Brand manager, Cincinnati, 1979
Source
· medium confidence. Wikipedia gives a start year and no end year.
Technology 2 / 3
Meg Whitman
Former CEO, eBay
affluent · elite · graduate degree
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