Gerald Greenwald was elected chairman and CEO of UAL, Corp. and United in July 1994, a position he held until his retirement in July 1999. In his five years with the company, he led United through its beginnings as the world’s largest majority employee-owned company and helped return it to profitability. Greenwald previously was vice chairman of Chrysler corporation, and earlier in his career held several positions at Ford Motor company, including controller, director of Ford’s operations in Europe and president of Ford of Venezuela. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, graduated cum laude from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and received a masters in economics from Wayne State University.

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