| Bernie Marcus AKA Barnard Marcus Born: 12-May-1929
Birthplace: Newark, NJ
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Founder of Home Depot Bernie Marcus trained and briefly worked as a pharmacist, and entered the hardware business as a junior executive with the Handy Dan chain, where he rose to become President before being abruptly fired in 1978. With another Handy Dan executive, CFO Arthur Blank, he founded Home Depot in Atlanta in 1978. Wife: Billi Marcus (three children)
University: BS Pharmacy, Rutgers University
Home Depot Co-Founder (1978, with Arthur Blank)
Home Depot CEO (1978-97)
Member of the Board of Home Depot (1978-2002, as Chairman or Co-Chairman, 1997-2002)
Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange
Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers President (1972-78)
American Jewish Committee
Cantor for Congress
Centers for Disease Control Foundation Chairman
Every Republican is Crucial PAC
Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee
Friends of Joe Lieberman
Friends of John Boehner
Friends of Newt Gingrich
Georgia Aquarium Chairman
Israel Democracy Institute Founder (1991)
John McCain 2008
Marcus Institute Founder (1990)
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Republican Jewish Coalition
Republican National State Elections Committee
Restore Our Future
Romney Victory Inc.
Santorum 2006
Jewish Ancestry
Russian Ancestry
Author of books:
Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion (1999, corporate history)
Dead on Arrival: How the Anti-Business Backlash is Destroying Entrepreneurship in America (2006, business)
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