Orin smith biography
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Orin C. Smith, 1942-2018, Retired President and CEO, Starbucks Corporation
Orin Smith died peacefully in his home on Thursday, March 1st. His wife Janet and family members were by his side.
While Orin and Janet have been residents of Jackson, Wyoming for many years, Orin had deep roots in Washington state. He was born in Ryderwood, Washington on June 26th, 1942 to Curtis and Vernetta Smith. He was raised in Chehalis, Washington and graduated from W.F. West High School in 1960.
Orin attended Centralia Community College, then graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington in 1965. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1967.
Upon graduating from Harvard, Orin considered a career in academia, but he soon moved on to other career paths. His business career began at what is known today as Deloitte, where he ultimately ran the Northwest Consulting Practice. He then became the Chief Budget Officer for two Governors; Dixie Lee Ray and Boo
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Orin Smith, 1942-2018: Soft-spoken CEO’s philanthropy spoke volumes
When Smith was a senior, townspeople urged him to consider college. His coaches mentored him, helping him identify a school and find scholarships. Their efforts forged in Smith a lifelong interest in giving back to that community.
After two years at Centralia College, Smith moved on to the UW to study business. He credited a constitutional law class taught by William Greiner with motivating him to pursue graduate school. “It was a class of 10, 11, 12 people, a pretty intimate setting. The interaction was terrific and we had a great instructor,” Smith told the newspaper at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where Greiner later became president. “(Greiner) challenged us with the issues of constitutional law, forcing us to think and speak and articulate our position. It was such a challenging course, like nothing any of us had had before.”
But Smith also cited lessons he learned at his first job aft
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