Derek Bryson Park

Derek Bryson Park
Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
In office
March 1999 – December 2002
PresidentBill Clinton
Personal details
Born
Derek Bryson Park, New York, NY, USA
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceNew York, New York
Alma materWestern University, New York University
ProfessionFinancial Services
AwardsThe State of New York Military Commendation Medal (2002);
Honorary Citizen, Natchez, Mississippi (1985)
Websitehttp://derekbrysonpark.com/

Derek Bryson Park is an American banker.[1]

Early life and education

Park attended Bishop's College School, in Lennoxville, Quebec, and Croydon Country Day School, P.S. 99 Kew Gardens School, and Kew-Forest School in Queens, New York. He attended University of Western Ontario and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977.[2] In 1979, he earned an MPA from the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, a Ph.D. from the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1982,[2] and successfully completed the International Housing Finance Program, at The Wharton Real Estate Center, University of Pennsylvania in 2001.

Career

Park was made Director of Stadium Operations of the US Open Tennis Championships at Flushing Meadows (1979)[3][4] and Operations Manager of the WCT Tournament of Champions at Forest Hills, New York (1980-1982).[5][6] Additionally, he was Operations Coordinator, World Championship Tennis Forest Hills Invitational (1978-1979);[5] Operations Officer, Davis Cup Quarter-finals, USA vs. Czechoslovakia (1981)[5]; and Operations Officer, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Pro-Celebrity Tennis Tournament (1978-1979).[5]

From 1975-1982, he also served as Facilities Manager at Forest Hills Stadium and New York City’s Central Park, supervising in-concert performances.

In 1982, Park joined the California-based Callon Petroleum Company,[2][7] marketing publicly-traded drilling, income and royalty limited partnership funds and tasked with the management of a nationwide broker-dealer syndicate which included over 120 firms with Merrill Lynch serving as the lead underwriter.[8][2][9][10] In 1983 Park took a leave of absence from Callon to serve as Statewide Campaign Manager for the then Attorney General of Mississippi Bill Allain for whom he fundraised and campaigned in his succession run and election to Governor.[11] In 1984, he returned to Callon Petroleum Company reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO, John S. Callon.[2][9][10] After 3 years of service Park returned to New York City in 1985 and worked for the largest advertising conglomerate in the world, the Interpublic Group of Companies/SSC&B: Lintas as a member of a team of executives on the “Account Management” side of the business.[2]

Personal life

Park served as Vice Chairman of Winchendon School, Worcester County, MA (1990-2005)[2] and Director (and member of the Executive Committee), Bishop’s College School, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada (1994-2000).[2]

[Left to Right] International Tennis Star Ivan Lendl; Derek Bryson Park; and Co-founder of World Champion Tennis [“WCT”]; Founder of the American Football League (“AFL”); and Founder and Owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (“NFL”), Lamar Hunt.
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References
  1. "Derek Bryson Park: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
  2. "Securities Executive Named to Board of N.Y. bank". Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi. April 11, 1999. p. 1C. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  3. "Reporter's Notebook: Open's Closed Places". The New York Times. September 2, 1979. p. S 7.
  4. Park, Derek, Bryson. “1980 U.S. OPEN PANORAMAS.” U.S. OPEN-USTA National Tennis Center, New York-Special Centennial Edition (September 1–13, 1981); Page 152. Tennis Championships Magazine (Special U.S. Open edition Vol. 31 No. 8); Publisher: H.O. Zimman, Inc.; Copyright 1981 by H.O. Zimman, Inc.
  5. International Who's Who In Tennis; Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 83-050904; International Standard Book No. 0-9611296
  6. Tournament of Champions, Forest Hills, New York (May 2–9, 1982); WCT Official Magazine (VOL. 32/ NO. 4); Publisher: H.O. Zimman, Inc.; Copyright 1982 by World Championship Tennis Magazine.
  7. "Callon Petroleum Company (CPE)". Callon Petroleum Company. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  8. “Park Named to Board of NY Home Loan Bank” The Natchez Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi-Page 1D. April 11, 1999
  9. Smith, Carolyn Vance (1984). Secrets of Natchez: From a Journalist's Notebook. Plantation Pub. Co. ISBN 9996455955.
  10. "Vilas Given a One-Year Suspension". Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi. June 9, 1983. p. C3.
  11. “Allain, Edwards Here Friday” The Natchez Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi-Page 1 [Vol. 119 No 349] Page 1D. December 15, 1983

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