2015 Alumni Medalist William V. “Bill” Campbell ’62CC, ’64TC
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2015-10-13

William V. “Bill” Campbell is Chair Emeritus of the University’s Trustees and is the Chair of Intuit Corporation. He has served as Intuit's President and CEO (1994-2000), and formerly was President and CEO of GO Corporation; Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Claris Corporation; and Executive Vice-President of Apple Computer. Mr. Campbell joined Apple Computer from Kodak in 1983 where he was General Manager of consumer products for Kodak Europe. Prior to joining Kodak, Mr. Campbell was Vice President at J. Walter Thompson in New York. He recently retired from the Board of Directors of Apple, Inc. after 17 years of service. Mr. Campbell served as a Trustee of Columbia University for 12 years, 9 as Chair of the Board. He has been co-chair of the Campaign Volunteer Leadership Committee, where he served on the Executive Steering Committee, and co-chair for Athletics. He was a founder of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA), and a member of the advisory group of the Columbia Entrepreneurship initiative. Mr. Campbell received the Alexander Hamilton Medal in 2000, the John Jay Award in 1991, and the Alumni Athletics Award in 1988. He was captain of the 1961 Ivy champion football team, which was inducted into the Class of 2010 Columbia University Hall of Fame. Mr. Campbell served as the head football coach at Columbia from 1974 to 1979 and is a director of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He is the father of James (’04CC, ’08SIPA) and Margaret (’13CC).