Vernon Jordan
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. is an American business executive and civil rights activist. He was shot and seriously wounded outside the Marriott Inn in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in May 1980. In 1998 Jordan helped Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern, after she left the White House.
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Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. is an American business executive and civil rights activist in the United States. He was chosen by President Bill Clinton as a close adviser. Jordan was shot and seriously wounded outside the Marriott Inn in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in May 1980. In 1998 Jordan helped Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern, after she left the White House. Jordan is the only person who has participated in more than a few Bilderberg conferences between 1969 and 1970 and every year between 1979 and 2013. He has been a member of the board of directors of several corporations, including American Express, J.C. Penney, Asbury Automotive Group, Dow Jones & Company, and the Revlon, Lee, Corning, Sara Lee, and Revlon & Co.
Since January 2000, he has been senior managing director with Lazard Freres & Co., an investment banking firm. He is also a member. of the Omega Psi Phi and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities. He earned a J. D. degree at Howard University School of Law in 1960. Jordan has become known as an influential figure in American politics. He served as part of Clinton’s transition team in 1992–93, shortly after Clinton was elected president. His role was considered controversial given the scandal that the Clinton administration had suffered because of his involvement with the intern.
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