Harold (Terry) McGraw III is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Leading brands include Standard & Poor’s, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts and J.D. Power and Associates, among others.
Mr. McGraw was elected chairman in December 1999; chief executive officer in 1998; and president and chief operating officer in 1993. He has been a member of The McGraw-Hill Companies’ Board of Directors since 1987.
Mr. McGraw, 63, joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in 1980 and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibilities, including vice president, Corporate Planning; publisher, Aviation Week & Space Technology; president, McGraw-Hill Publications Company; and president, McGraw-Hill Financial Services Company.
He serves on the Boards of Directors of United Technologies and ConocoPhillips. He is chairman of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, Emergency Committee for American Trade, U.S.-India Business Council and United States Council for International Business. Mr. McGraw serves as vice chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, is a former chairman of Business Roundtable and is a member of the U.S.-India CEO Forum.
Mr. McGraw serves on the boards of Asia Society, Carnegie Hall, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Council for Economic Education, New York Public Library, National Organization on Disability, National Academy Foundation, Partnership for New York City, Prep for Prep and the Council for Industry and Higher Education in London.
Mr. McGraw received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and a B.A. from Tufts University in 1972.
