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Chairman and chief executive officer, Union Pacific Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: January 9, 1942, in Allen, Kansas.

Education: Washburn University, BA, 1965.

Family: Son of Richard Davidson (farmer) and Thelma Rees; married Trish (maiden name unknown); children: three.

Career: Missouri Pacific Railroad, 1960–1966, brakeman and conductor; 1966–1975, assistant trainmaster and various operating department positions; 1975–1976, assistant to vice president of operations; 1976–1982, vice president of operations; Union Pacific Railroad, 1982–1986, various management positions;...