[1][2][3] He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas and received a Juris Doctor degree from the Harvard Law School and an M.A.
[1] He was a partner in the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson from 1973 to 1991, and again from 1998.
[1][2][3] He served as Chief Executive Officer of Salomon Brothers from 1992 to 1997.
[2][3] He is on the Board of Directors of the New York Times Company, Oaktree Capital Management, UGL, FEMSA and Chevron Corporation.
[1][2][3] He is the Chairman of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles.