Bruce S. Gordon

Bruce Gordon
President and CEO of the NAACP
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byDennis Courtland Hayes (acting)
Succeeded byDennis Courtland Hayes (acting)
Personal details
Born
Bruce Scott Gordon

(1946-02-15) February 15, 1946 (age 78)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationGettysburg College (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)

Bruce Scott Gordon (born February 15, 1946) is an American business executive who spent most of his career with Verizon and currently serves as a corporate director of CBS, Northrop Grumman, and Tyco International. He was selected in June 2005 to head the NAACP, a major American civil rights organization.[1] Gordon served in that position until March 2007.

  1. ^ Texeira, Erin (June 25, 2005). NAACP board names Bruce Gordon president.