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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American business executive (born 1948)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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Allison IV</b> (born August 14, 1948) is an American businessman and the former CEO and president of the <a href="/wiki/Cato_Institute" title="Cato Institute">Cato Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> Allison held a number of leadership positions in <a href="/wiki/BB%26T" title="BB&T">BB&T</a> Corp. from 1987 until 2010 when he retired. He now serves as a director at <a href="/wiki/Moelis_%26_Company" title="Moelis & Company">Moelis & Company</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Allison_IV&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>John Allison grew up outside <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated <a href="/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa" title="Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a> with a degree in business administration in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received a Master of Business Administration from the <a href="/wiki/Fuqua_School_of_Business" title="Fuqua School of Business">Fuqua School of Business</a> in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Allison_IV&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allison began his career with <a href="/wiki/BB%26T" title="BB&T">BB&T</a> in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-bio1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While <a href="/wiki/CEO" class="mw-redirect" title="CEO">CEO</a> of BB&T (Branch Banking & Trust) in 2008, Allison earned a total compensation of $4,690,974, which included a base salary of $993,675, a cash bonus of $1,504,303, stocks granted of $995,089, and options granted of $973,800.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired at the end of 2008 as CEO of BB&T, handing over day to day control of operations to former COO, <a href="/wiki/Kelly_King" title="Kelly King">Kelly King</a>, who assumed the CEO role on January 1, 2009. In 2008, Allison was nominated by <a href="/wiki/Morningstar,_Inc." title="Morningstar, Inc.">Morningstar</a> as one of the best CEOs of 2008. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ideological_activism">Ideological activism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Allison_IV&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ideological activism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Allison is a major contributor to the <a href="/wiki/Ayn_Rand_Institute" title="Ayn Rand Institute">Ayn Rand Institute</a> (ARI) and assigned Rand's <i><a href="/wiki/Atlas_Shrugged" title="Atlas Shrugged">Atlas Shrugged</a></i> to all of his senior executives.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Calling <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> "the best defense of capitalism ever written", Allison has seen to it that "the BB&T Charitable Foundation has given 25 colleges and universities several million dollars to start programs devoted to the study of Rand's books and economic philosophy".<sup id="cite_ref-aynrandiheartu_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aynrandiheartu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, he was designated to replace <a href="/wiki/Ed_Crane_(political_activist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Crane (political activist)">Ed Crane</a> as CEO and president of the <a href="/wiki/Cato_Institute" title="Cato Institute">Cato Institute</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Libertarianism" title="Libertarianism">libertarian</a> <a href="/wiki/Think_tank" title="Think tank">think tank</a> headquartered in Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired from Cato at the end of March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-cato-retired_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cato-retired-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He currently serves on the board of directors at Cato Institute. </p><p>Allison is a staunch opponent of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Reserve System">Federal Reserve</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and emphasizes its role in business cycles.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Allison penned the introduction to <i>Why Businessmen Need Philosophy: The Capitalist's Guide to the Ideas Behind Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged</i>, published in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-GhateRalston2011_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GhateRalston2011-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2012, Allison released his own book, <i>The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy's Only Hope</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Allison2012_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allison2012-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reviews of the book were strong, albeit not by ideological opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2014, his second book, <i>The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why the Future of Business Depends on the Return to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Allison2014_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allison2014-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was published. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Allison_IV&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He received an honorary doctorate from <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercer_University" title="Mercer University">Mercer University</a>, and an honorary doctorate from <a href="/wiki/Universidad_Francisco_Marroqu%C3%ADn" title="Universidad Francisco Marroquín">Universidad Francisco Marroquín</a> in <a href="/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Positions_served">Positions served</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_A._Allison_IV&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Positions served"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He serves on the board of visitors of the <a href="/wiki/Fuqua_School_of_Business" title="Fuqua School of Business">Fuqua School of Business</a>, <a href="/wiki/Build-A-Bear_Workshop" title="Build-A-Bear Workshop">Build-A-Bear Workshop</a>, Korkkuss-Neggins Business School, and the <a href="/wiki/Kenan-Flagler_Business_School" class="mw-redirect" 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