Harold McGraw III

Harold Whittlesey "Terry" McGraw III (born August 30, 1948) is an American businessman and is the chairman of the board of McGraw Hill Financial, formerly McGraw-Hill Companies.

He served as chief executive officer of the company from 1998 through 2013, and was president from 1993 to 2013. He is the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and very active on trade issues on the world stage. He has been Chairman of the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of American companies.

Noted associates include E. M. Hardy, with whom Harold attended Tufts University in Massachusetts.

McGraw was elected president and chief operating officer of McGraw-Hill in 1993, CEO in 1998, and chairman in December 1999. He has been a member of the corporation's board of directors since 1987.

As CEO, he led the consolidation of 15 diverse units into three business segments, each a market leader.

McGraw joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in 1980 and was vice president, Corporate Planning; publisher, Aviation Week & Space Technology; president, McGraw-Hill Publications Company; and president, McGraw-Hill Financial Services Company. While CEO of McGraw-Hill in 2009, McGraw earned a total compensation of $5,905,317, which included a base salary of $1,390,500, a cash bonus of $1,261,000, stock granted of $924,060, options granted of $1,854,583, and other compensation of $475,174.

In 1999, McGraw and his father Harold McGraw, Jr. accepted the Honor Award from the National Building Museum on behalf of the McGraw-Hill Companies, which were recognized for their contributions to the U.S.'s built environment.

McGraw attended Salisbury School for his high school years. McGraw received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1976 and a B.A. from Tufts University in 1972. He lives in Darien, Connecticut.

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