Lee Iacocca

Lee Iacocca
Iacocca in 1972
Born	Lido Anthony Iacocca (1924-10-15)October 15, 1924 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Lehigh University Princeton University
Occupations	Businessman Former Chrysler chairman Former Ford president
Years active	1946–1992
Spouses	Mary McCleary ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 1983)​ Peggy Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1986; ann. 1987)​ Darrien Earle ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1994)​
Children	2

Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive who developed the Ford Mustang, Lincoln Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.^[1] He was president of Chrysler from 1978 to 1991 and chairman and CEO from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of the few executives to preside over the operations of two of the United States' Big Three automakers.^[2]

Iacocca authored or co-authored several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography (with William Novak), and Where Have All the Leaders Gone?.