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John Mason

Areas of Expertise

Leadership: Info Technology, Academics, Banking & Finance, Government

Consulting: Corporate Business, Government, Not-for-profit, Academic

Boards:
Corporate Business, Not-for-profit

Writing: Books, Monographs, Papers, General Interest

Academics: Teaching


Leadership-Information Technology


Global Information Technology Alliance
     Principal
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
   
GITA Consulting
     President

Wayne, Pennsylvania

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Leadership-Academics

1993 to Present
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Director and Chair, Graduate Program in Management, 1995-1996
Malvern, Pennsylvania

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Leadership-Banking and Finance

1992 to 1995 First Bank of Philadelphia

President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Philadelphia, Pennsylvani a
1987 to 1987 Flagship Financial Corporation

President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
1972 to 1983 Star States Corporation

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Wilmington, Delaware

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Leadership-Government

1971 to 1972 Department of Housing and Urban Development

Special Assistant to the Secretary

Washington, D. C.
1968 to 1971 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Senior Economist
Cleveland, Ohio

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Consulting-Corporate Business
  • TIP
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Citibank
  • FTD Florists
  • PNB
  • First Pennsylvania Bank
  • Regional Economics Associates
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Consulting-Government 
  • The White House
  • The U.S. Treasury Department
  • The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • The Federal Reserve System
  • The Federal Home Loan Bank System
  • political units and candidates
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Consulting-Not-for-profit
  • Seaman's Church Institute
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Consulting-Academic
  • Drexel University Center for Urban Theological Studies
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Boards-Corporate Business
  • TDH II
  • First Bank of Philadelphia
  • Flagship Financial Corporation
  • First American Saving
  • Brandywine Savings Bank
  • Star States Leasing Company
  • Star States Development Company
  • others???
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Boards-Not-for-profit
  • The Annenberg Center, University of Pennsylvania
  • Urban League of Philadelphia
  • Hagley Museum and Library
  • National Conference of Christians and Jews
  • Center for Urban Resources
  • Presbyterian Children's Village
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Seaman's Church Institute
  • and others
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Academics-Teaching

1995 to 1996 Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Associate Professor

Malvern, Pennsylvania
1985 to1986 Temple University

Adjunct Professor, Finance Department

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 to 1983 The University of Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Research Interests
  • Economics of Information
  • Technology
  • Economics of Uncertainty and Information
  • Modeling Bounded Rationality
  • Information Theory
  • Complexity Theory

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Education

Ph.D - - Michegan State University in Economics

1971
M.B.A. - - Michegan State University in Finance

1964
B.A. - - Michegan State University in Divisional Social Science

1962

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