Doriot, Georges F.

A U.S Army Brigadier General, financier and Harvard Business School Professor of Manufacturing, Georges F. Doriot was born in Paris in 1899. He graduated from the University of Paris in 1920 and enrolled in Harvard Business School in 1921 after searching unsuccessfully for a similar Business program in Europe.

After graduation, Doriot became a professor of Manufacturing at Harvard Business School, a position he held from 1926-1966 with the exception of a short break during which he served in the U.S. Military during World War II. He served as Brigadier General from 1941-1947 before he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff in 1946, a position he held until 1959.

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