Joe J. Plumeri

Joseph J. Plumeri II or Joe J Plumeri (born July 7, 1943) is the vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors and Willis, a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker till July 2013.  The company has 17,000 employees in 400 offices, located in 120 countries.  As of June 2010, Willis had the third-highest insurance brokerage revenues in the world.

Plumeri worked for Citigroup from 1968 to 2000.  Back then, he held the roles of President and Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers, Chairman and CEO of Primerica and of Citibank, North America. In 2000, later on, he was appointed chairman and CEO of Willis.

Also he co-owns Trenton Thunder. The team plays in Samuel J. Plumeri Sr., Field, named after his father.  In addition, he funded the construction of Plumeri Park, the stadium of the William &amp; Mary Tribe baseball team.  As a philanthropist, he used to donate multimillion-dollar gifts to The College of William & Mary and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

 Early life 
Plumeri is son of Samuel J. Plumeri Sr. (a Trenton city commissioner and local businessman, who died in 1998) and Josephine Plumeri (who died in 2012).  His grandparents immigrated to the United States from Villalba, Sicily.  He was raised in North Trenton, New Jersey, in a working-class family.  Speaking of his father, he said:  "He never quit, and he always saw the good in everything. He was a dreamer, and because of my father ... I have an affection for people who are passionate."

Plumeri attended Trenton Catholic High School and Bordentown Military Institute (1962).  He then studied at The College of William &amp; Mary, graduating in 1966 with a B.A. in History and Education.  As an undergraduate, he played on William &amp; Mary Tribe football team (on scholarship as a halfback for Lou Holtz) and baseball team (as a second baseman and outfielder). He was also a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Category:New York Law School alumni