Lee Iacocca

Lee Iacocca
Iacocca at the White House in September 1993
Born	Lido Anthony Iacocca (1924-10-15) October 15, 1924 (age 92) Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence	Bel Air, California, United States
Alma mater	Lehigh University Princeton University
Occupation	Businessman Former Chrysler Chairman Former Ford President
Spouse(s)	Mary McCleary (1956-1983) (Her Death) Peggy Johnson (1986-1987) (Annulled) Darrien Earle (1991-1994) (Divorced)
Children	2
Website	leeiacocca.com iacoccafoundation.org iacocca-lehigh.org

Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; born October 15, 1924) is an American automobile executive best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992.

Iacocca was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during the 1980s. He is the author (or co-author) of several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography (with William Novak), and Where Have All the Leaders Gone?.

Portfolio named Iacocca the 18th-greatest American CEO of all time.

Iacocca was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Nicola Iacocca and Antonietta Perrotta, Italian immigrants (from San Marco dei Cavoti, Benevento) who had settled in Pennsylvania's steel-production belt. They operated a restaurant, Yocco's Hot Dogs. He was said to have been christened with the unusual name "Lido" because he was conceived during his parents' honeymoon in the Lido district in Venice. However, he refutes this rumor in his autobiography, saying that is romantic but not true; his father went to Lido long before his marriage and was traveling with his future wife's brother.