Hugh Michael Durden was born April 15, 1943, in Gadsden, Alabama, but raised in Kennesaw, Georgia.
He attended Princeton University, graduated in 1965, and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy.
[1] After his military discharge, he spent two years at Brown University’s School of Business, earning an MBA in 1972.
After retiring from Wachovia, Durden was elected as an individual trustee and chairman of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust in 2005, a position he still holds.
[5][1] Durden is on the board of directors for Web.com Group and remains active in several non-profit organizations including Camp Boggy Creek and Chairman of the Investment for the EARTH of the EARTH University Foundation in Costa Rica.