Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: John Shepard Reed
Father: name not known publicly – plant manager for Armour & Company
Mother: name not known publicly
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January 2008 – Resigns from Altria Group board.
February 4, 2010 – Testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs regarding the financial crisis.
April 2010 – Reed is appointed chairman of the board at MIT.
