Donald E. Graham

Donald E. Graham (born April 22, 1945) is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of The Washington Post Company. Donald Edward Graham was born on April 22, 1945. His parents were Katharine Graham (née Meyer), later a publisher of The Washington Post, and her husband, Philip Graham. Graham graduated from St. Albans School and then attended Harvard College. In 1965, he was elected president of The Harvard Crimson, the college's breakfast... more

Donald E. Graham (born April 22, 1945) is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of The Washington Post Company. Donald Edward Graham was born on April 22, 1945. His parents were Katharine Graham (née Meyer), later a publisher of The Washington Post, and her husband, Philip Graham. Graham graduated from St. Albans School and then attended Harvard College. In 1965, he was elected president of The Harvard Crimson, the college's breakfast daily. After graduation in 1966, he volunteered for the draft and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. There "he worked as an information specialist with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968." From January 1969 to June 1970, Graham joined the Washington Metropolitan Police Department as a patrolman and was sent to the Ninth Precinct in Northeast Washington. In 2007 Graham announced his separation from his wife of 40 years, the former Mary Wissler. The Grahams have four grown children. Eugene Meyer, Graham's maternal... less