John Patrick Crecine

John Patrick "Pat" Crecine (August 22, 1939 – April 28, 2008) was an American educator and economist who served as president of , dean at , professor, and business executive at technology companies, including NeXT.
==Education==
After receiving his early education at public schools in , Michigan, he earned a bachelor's degree in , and master's and doctoral degrees in industrial administration in 1965 from the (now called the ) at .John P. Crecine, LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-12-18. He also spent a year at the Stanford University .
==Career==
After Crecine’s resignation as president of took effect in July 1994, he became associated with several start-up companies involved in Information Technology, ecommerce, and the internet and at the time of his death was CEO of a consulting firm. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of several public companies: (1993–2005), (formerly Interland Corporation, 2003–present), (1982–1987), 796 (Pittsburgh Baseball Club Ownership Group, 1982–87), NeXT Computer, Inc. (1987–1990), (1992–1998), (1999–2000), and numerous non-profit and charitable organizations.Board of Trustees, Georgia Research Alliance. Archived 2007-02-04.
==References==
==External links==
*Office of the President: John P. Crecine Records at Georgia Tech Library
*Pat Crecine at all about Steve Jobs
*John P. Crecine by Douglas Menuez at Stanford University
*John P. Crecine at WorldCat
*John Patrick Crecine at the NeXT Wiki
* at Wikipedia
Category:Former NeXT employees