- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Warren H. Phillips
Dow Jones & Company
1975 - 1990
Publishing & Print Media
b. 1926
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Queens College (New York) |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1926 |
| Birthplace | New York (NY) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Laborer, Un-/Semi-skilled |
Phillips presided over Dow Jones & Company’s most successful financial performance – generating a sevenfold increase in revenue and a fivefold increase in profitability. He greatly expanded the Wall Street Journal’s Asia-Pacific coverage and invested in technology to broaden the company’s capabilities – electronic publishing and financial databases.