- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Ivan J. Houston
Golden State Insurance
1970 - 1990
Finance
| Military Service | Army |
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b. 1925
| Education |  |
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| Undergraduate | University of California at Berkeley |
| Personal | |
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| Born-Died | 1925 |
| Birthplace | California (CA) |
| Race | Black or African American |
| Father | Head, Same Company |
Houston was instrumental in streamlining Golden State’s operations and enabling it to profitably expand. He moved the company into the group insurance field securing business from organizations such as Ford, General Motors, and AT&T. Under his tenure, Golden State became the third largest black-owned financial services enterprise in the United States.