Scott L. Bok is an American business executive who is the chief executive officer of Greenhill & Co. He was the chair of the University of Pennsylvania board of trustees from 2021 to 2023.
Life
editBok is from St. Joseph, Michigan.[1] He earned a B.A. in political science and B.S.E. in economics in 1981 and a J.D. in 1984 from the University of Pennsylvania.[2] From 1978 to 1980, he was a student news reporter of The Daily Pennsylvanian.[2]
Bok worked in mergers, acquisitions, and securities law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz from 1984 to 1986.[3] From 1986 to 1997, he was the managing director of the department of mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring at Morgan Stanley.[3] Bok joined Greenhill & Co. in 1997 as its managing director, later becoming chief executive officer.[3] On July 1, 2021, Bok succeeded David L. Cohen as the chair University of Pennsylvania board of trustees.[3] He resigned from the board on December 9, 2023 and was succeeded by interim chair Julie Platt.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Vadala, Nick (2023-12-10). "What to know about Scott L. Bok, who resigned as Penn's board of trustees chair". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ a b Ahn, Ashley. "Scott Bok, investment banker and Penn grad, to serve as next chair of Board of Trustees". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ a b c d "Scott L. Bok to become chair of Penn Board of Trustees". Penn Today. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Vadala, Nick (2023-12-10). "Who is Julie Platt? Penn's interim board of trustees chair has ties to Jewish community and the university". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
- ^ Cohen, Jared Mitovich, Molly. "Penn Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok steps down minutes after Magill announces resignation". www.thedp.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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