International Directory of Business Biographies | John Allison Biography

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Chairman and chief executive officer, BB&T Corporation/Branch Bank

Nationality: American.

Born: September 14, 1948, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BS, 1971; Duke University, MBA, 1974.

Family: Married Elizabeth McDonald; children: three.

Career: BB&T Corporation, 1971–1972, manager, financial...