Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Monroe J. Rathbone
Standard Oil of New Jersey
1960–1965
1960–1965
Standard Oil of New Jersey
1960–1965
1960–1965
- Industry: Utilities & Energy
- Era: 1960
As CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey, Rathbone is credited for making Jersey Standard into an international company. Seeing problems with an ever increasing dependence on oil from the Middle East, Rathbone had the foresight to push his company to search for alternative oil resources years before the first oil embargo.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1900–1976
- Birthplace: West Virginia
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Executive, Low-/Mid-Level
Education / Military
- Undergraduate: Lehigh University
- Military Service: Army