George Alfred Lawrence David (born April 7, 1942[1]) is the former chairman and chief executive officer[2] of United Technologies Corporation.
His mother's name was Margaret; his father, Charles Wendell, was the director of libraries at the University of Pennsylvania and one of America's first Rhodes scholars.
[3] David left home after he graduated from high school in 1962 and enrolled in Harvard University on a full scholarship.
In 2001, he received the Air Force Association's John R. Alison Award for contributions to national defense by an industrial leader.
[6] In 2007, his last full year as chief executive of United Technologies Corp., David reaped $65 million in total compensation.