David J. Mahoney

David Joseph Mahoney Jr. was born of first generation Irish–American parents in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, New York.

Mahoney attended the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania on a basketball scholarship.

After service, he worked at the Ruthraff and Ryan Ad Agency's Manhattan office while resuming studies at Wharton.

[6] The following year, Norton Simon, Inc. was formed with the consolidation of Canada Dry, Hunts Food and Industries and the McCall Corporation; Mahoney was appointed president and chief operating officer as one of three people who managed the company.

He founded the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a foundation organization of about 190 neuroscientists, with the purpose of educating the public about their field.

President Richard Nixon , Speaker of the House Carl Albert , Chief Justice Warren Burger , and David Mahoney, Chairman of the Bicentennial Commission at the National Archives in 1971.