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|birth_name = John Willard Marriott Jr.
| birth_name = John Willard Marriott Jr.
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1932|3|25}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1932|3|25}}
|birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
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|education = [[University of Utah]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| education = [[University of Utah]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) (1954)
|occupation = Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Marriott International
| occupation = Executive Chairman of [[Marriott International]]
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| party = [[Republican (United States)|Republican]]
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| spouse = Donna Garff
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|party = [[Republican (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse = Donna Garff
| children = 4
|children = 4
| networth =
|website = [http://www.marriott.com/ Marriott International]
| website = {{URL|https://www.marriott.com/culture-and-values/jw-marriott-jr.mi}}
| footnotes = <ref name=14A>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001048286/000119312521105765/d69596ddef14a.htm | title=SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
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'''John Willard''' "'''Bill'''" '''Marriott Jr.''' (born March 25, 1932) is an American businessman who is the executive chairman and chairman of the board of [[Marriott International]].
'''John Willard''' "'''Bill'''" '''Marriott Jr.''' (born March 25, 1932) is an American [[billionaire]] businessman who is the executive [[chairman]] of [[Marriott International]], of which he owns 11.28%.<ref name=14A/>


== Life ==
==Early life and education==
Marriott was born in Washington, D.C., the son of [[Alice Marriott|Alice]] and [[J. Willard Marriott]], the founder of Marriott International. He attended [[St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)|St. Albans School]] in Washington, D.C., and earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in finance from the [[University of Utah]], where he became a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity. He served on an aircraft carrier as an officer in the [[United States Navy]] [[Supply Corps]].<ref name=NYTimes/> He is also an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] and recipient of the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]].<ref name="desalista">{{cite web |url = http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf |title = Distinguished Eagle Scouts |website = Scouting.org |accessdate = November 4, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312002744/http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/02-529.pdf |archive-date = March 12, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
Marriott was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], the son of [[Alice Marriott]] and [[J. Willard Marriott]], the founder of [[Marriott Corporation]]. He attended [[St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)|St. Albans School]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=inclusive>{{cite news |title=Corner Office: J.W. Marriott Jr. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/business/bill-marriott-jr-on-inclusive-decision-making.html |last=Bryant| first=Adam | work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 26, 2013 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He is also an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] and recipient of the [[Distinguished Eagle Scout Award]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20171124/dedhams-peter-reynolds-to-receive-eagle-scout-award | title=Dedham's Peter Reynolds to receive Eagle Scout award | work=[[The Patriot Ledger]] | date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>


In 1954, Marriott earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in finance from the [[University of Utah]], where he was a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity. There, he met his wife, the daughter of a professor.<ref name=growing>{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2007/04/01/growing-up-marriott/ | title=Growing Up Marriott | first=CINDY | last=RICH | work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] | date=April 1, 2007}}</ref>
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== Career ==
Marriott has described how he learned a lifelong management lesson from an offhand remark made by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] when he and his wife, [[Mamie Eisenhower|Mamie]], were guests at the house of Marriott's father in 1954. When Eisenhower was given the option to either go outside and shoot [[quail]] in the cold or stand by the fire, he turned to 22-year-old Bill Marriott and simply asked, "What do you think we should do?" Says Marriott, "So I tried to adopt that style of management as I progressed in life by asking my people, 'What do you think?'...The four most important words in the English language are, 'What do you think?'" <ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news|last=Bryant|first=Adam|title=Corner Office: J.W. Marriott Jr.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/business/bill-marriott-jr-on-inclusive-decision-making.html|accessdate=May 26, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 26, 2013}}</ref>


Upon graduating, Marriott went to a Navy training school in Georgia.<ref name=growing/> From June 1954 to 1956, he served on the [[USS Randolph (CV-15)|USS Randolph]] [[aircraft carrier]] as a wardroom mess officer in the [[Navy Supply Corps]].<ref name=inclusive/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.blogs.marriott.com/marriott-on-the-move/2019/11/leadership-negotiation-and-meatloaf-one-ensigns-veterans-day-memories.html | title=LEADERSHIP, NEGOTIATION AND MEAT LOAF: ONE ENSIGN'S VETERANS DAY MEMORIES | work=[[Marriott International]] | date=November 11, 2019}}</ref>
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Marriott joined the Marriott Corporation in 1956, was elected executive vice president and member of the board of directors in January 1964 and president of the company in November 1964, chief executive officer in 1972, and chairman of the board in 1985. During his tenure at Marriott, Bill introduced the practice of [[Revenue Management]] to the hotel industry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cross|first=Robert G. |date=1997 |title=Revenue Management: Hard-core Tactics for Market Domination|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Revenue_Management.html?id=N54oAQAAMAAJ |location= |publisher=[[Broadway Books]] |page= |isbn=9780553067347 |accessdate=January 15, 2014 }}</ref>


In June 1955, Marriott was married at the [[Salt Lake Temple]] in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=growing/>
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Marriott is actively involved in various boards and councils including, the [[U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotional Advisory]] Board, the executive committee of the [[World Travel and Tourism Council]], the National Business Council, the board of trustees of the [[National Urban League]], a director of the [[National Geographic Society]], and a director of the Naval Academy Endowment Trust. He serves as chairman of the [[President's Export Council]], a group that advises the president on matters relating to export trade, and serves as chairman of the Leadership Council of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.


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==Career==
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On December 13, 2011, Marriott announced that he would assume the role of executive chairman of the company and relinquish the role of chief executive officer, effective March 31, 2012, to [[Arne Sorenson (hotel executive)|Arne Sorenson]].<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/marriott-ceo-jw-marriott-jr-to-retire/2011/12/13/gIQAnHLPsO_story.html |title= Marriott CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. to step down|author= Michael S. Rosenwald|work=[[The Washington Post]] |date =December 13, 2011}}</ref>
Marriott joined [[Marriott Corporation]] in 1956. He pushed his father, who was wary of taking on debt after experiencing the [[Great Depression]], to expand from the restaurant business into the hotel business.<ref name=growing/>


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Marriott was elected executive vice president and member of the [[board of directors]] in January 1964,<ref name=growing/> president of the company in November 1964, [[chief executive officer]] in 1972, and [[chairman]] of the board in 1985. He introduced the practice of [[revenue management]] to the hotel industry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cross |first=Robert G. |title=Revenue Management: Hard-core Tactics for Market Domination | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N54oAQAAMAAJ |publisher=[[Broadway Books]] |date=1997 |isbn=9780553067347}}</ref>
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== Awards ==
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In 2001, J. W. Marriott, Jr. was recognized as The Industry Leader of The Year by [https://broad.msu.edu/hospitality-business/ The School of Hospitality Business], Broad College of Business, [[Michigan State University]].<ref>The Legacy of the Leader, Hager, D. (ed.) (2002). East Lansing, MI: The School of Hospitality Business Alumni Association. {{ISBN|0-9719359-0-4}}</ref>


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Effective March 31, 2012, Marriott assumed the role of executive chairman of the company and relinquished the role of chief executive officer to [[Arne Sorenson (hotel executive)|Arne Sorenson]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/marriott-ceo-jw-marriott-jr-to-retire/2011/12/13/gIQAnHLPsO_story.html |title=Marriott CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. to step down |first=Michael S. |last=Rosenwald| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>
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On May 4, 2006, Marriott received an honorary doctorate of humanities from [[Weber State University]] during the university's 127th commencement. He also delivered the commencement address during those proceedings.<ref>{{cite web|title=J. William Marriott is dead at 84; built hotel and restaurant chain|author=William G. Blair|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/15/us/j-williard-marriott-is-dead-at-84-built-hotel-and-restaurant-chain.html|website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 15, 1985}}</ref>


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==Awards==
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Marriott was the recipient of the International Association of Business Communicators' Excellence in Communication Leadership Award on April 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Marriott Selected for IABC's Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award |url=https://www.iabc.com/bill-marriott-selected-for-iabcs-excellence-in-communication-leadership-excel-award/ |website=iabc.com |publisher=IABC |accessdate=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211701/https://www.iabc.com/bill-marriott-selected-for-iabcs-excellence-in-communication-leadership-excel-award/ |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In 2001, Marriott was recognized as The Industry Leader of The Year by Broad College of Business, [[Michigan State University]].<ref>The Legacy of the Leader, (2002). East Lansing, MI: The School of Hospitality Business Alumni Association. {{ISBN|0-9719359-0-4}}</ref>


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On May 4, 2006, Marriott received an honorary doctorate of humanities from [[Weber State University]] and delivered the [[commencement speech]].<ref>{{cite news | title=J. William Marriott is dead at 84; built hotel and restaurant chain | first=William G. | last=Blair |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/15/us/j-williard-marriott-is-dead-at-84-built-hotel-and-restaurant-chain.html | work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 15, 1985}}</ref>
[[Cornell University School of Hotel Administration]] honored Bill Marriott on June 2, 2009, with the first ever Icon of the Industry Award during a ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=J. W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr. to be honored by Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration |url=https://sha.cornell.edu/faculty-research/centers-institutes/pihe/about/news/newsroom/press/prdetails.html?id=558 |website=sha.cornell.edu |publisher=Cornell university School of Hotel Administration |accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref>


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On April 2, 2008, Marriott received the International Association of Business Communicators' Excellence in Communication Leadership Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Marriott Selected for IABC's Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award |url=https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/publicity/9628/bill-marriott-selected-for-iabcs-excellence-in-communication-leadership-excel-award | publisher=Media Update | date=April 7, 2008}}</ref>
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Marriott received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award in 2010 from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of programs that provided language instruction to both non-English speaking and English speaking employees of Marriott Corporation and of training opportunities provided to young people entering the hospitality industry around the globe.<ref>{{cite web |title=The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award |url=http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |publisher=Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |accessdate=August 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821193635/http://www.nectfl.org/awards-james-w-dodge-foreign-language-advocate-award |archivedate=August 21, 2014 }}</ref>


[[Ernst & Young]] named Marriott the National/Overall Entrepreneur of the Year on November 19, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ey.com/us/en/newsroom/news-releases/news-ey-bill-marriott-eoy-2016-national-overall-winner |website=ey.com |publisher=Ernst & Young |accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
On June 2, 2009, Marriott received the Icon of the Industry award from [[Cornell University School of Hotel Administration]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2009/04/hotel-school-honor-bill-marriott | title=Hotel School to honor J.W. Marriott Jr. | work=[[Cornell Chronicle]] | date=April 20, 2009}}</ref>


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In 2010, Marriott received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of programs that provided language instruction to both non-English speaking and English speaking employees.<ref>{{cite web | title=The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award | url=https://www.nectfl.org/james-w-dodge-award/ | publisher=Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages }}</ref>
Marriott received the [[National Maritime Historical Society]]'s Distinguished Serve Award on April 25, 2018 at the Mayflower Hotel (Washington, D.C.). Marriott served aboard the [[USS Randolph]] (1954–1956) and provides corporate support to veterans.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MAREX |title=Honorees Announced for National Maritime Awards Dinner |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/honorees-announced-for-national-maritime-awards-dinner#gs.nkuE=Xg |website=maritime-executive.com |accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref>


On November 19, 2016, [[Ernst & Young]] named Marriott the National/Overall Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.marriott.com/news/2016/11/21/hospitality-industry-icon-bill-marriott-named-ernst-young-2016-u-s-entrepreneur-of-the-year | title=Hospitality Industry Icon, Bill Marriott, Named Ernst & Young 2016 U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year | work=[[Marriott International]] | date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
In 1993, J.W. Marriott received the [[Edison Awards|Edison Achievement Award]] to honor his lifelong commitment to innovation.


In 2018, Marriott received the Distinguished Service Award by the [[National Maritime Historical Society]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://seahistory.org/award/j-w-marriott-jr/ | title=Award Recipients | publisher=[[National Maritime Historical Society ]]}}</ref>
== Faith ==
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Marriott is an active member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). In an episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' aired on April 7, 1996, Marriott was interviewed regarding his faith by [[Mike Wallace]].<ref>{{cite web |title= 60 Minutes |publisher= [[CBS News]] |date= April 7, 1996 |title-link= 60 Minutes }}{{full citation needed|date=November 2013}}</ref> In 1997 Marriott was called by the church to be an [[Area Authority Seventy]] and member of the [[Seventy (LDS Church)#Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy|Fifth Quorum of the Seventy]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Fifth Quorum of the Seventy | work=[[Church News]] | date=April 12, 1997 | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/1997-04-12/fifth-quorum-of-the-seventy-11477 | accessdate=February 2, 2011}}</ref> This was split in 2004 and Marriott joined the newly created [[Seventy (LDS Church)#Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy|Sixth Quorum of the Seventy]], serving until his release on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite journal | title=First Presidency Announces Creation of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy | journal=[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] | date=July 2004 | page=74 | url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/07/news-of-the-church/first-presidency-announces-creation-of-the-sixth-quorum-of-the-seventy | accessdate=February 2, 2011}}</ref><ref name = festival>{{cite news | author=Page Johnson | title=Festival of lights at Washington D.C. Temple | work=[[Church News]] | date=December 11, 2010 | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2010-12-11/festival-of-lights-at-washington-d-c-temple-36436 | accessdate=February 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/releases-announced-for-church-leaders|title=Releases Announced for Church Leaders|date=October 1, 2011|website=Mormon Newsroom|accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Marriott has been married to Donna Garff for over 60 years and they have four children, fifteen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.<ref>"Meet Our Founders" [http://www.marriott.com/culture-and-values/jw-marriott-jr.mi]. Marriott.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015</ref>
Marriott has been married to Donna Garff for over 61 years and they have four children, all of whom work for [[Marriott International]], fifteen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marriott.com/culture-and-values/jw-marriott-jr.mi | title=Meet Our Founders | publisher=[[Marriott International]]}}</ref> They raised their kids in a brick [[ranch-style house]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland]].<ref name=civil/>


In an episode of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' aired on April 7, 1996, Marriott was interviewed by [[Mike Wallace]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/4/5/19234962/cbs-s-60-minutes-to-air-interview-with-president-hinckley-on-sunday | title=CBS'S '60 MINUTES' TO AIR INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT HINCKLEY ON SUNDAY | first=Scott D. | last=Pierce | work=[[Deseret News]] | date=April 5, 1996}}</ref>
Since 1978, the Marriotts have been supporters of the annual [[Washington D.C. Temple#Festival of Lights|Festival of Lights]] on the grounds of the LDS Church's [[Washington D.C. Temple]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outofservice.lds.org|title=Festival of Lights. Washington, DC.|first=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day|last=Saints|website=Festival of Lights. Washington, DC.|accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref>


In 2018, Bill's son John Marriott III sued both him and his uncle, Richard Marriott, for allegedly cutting John out of the family fortune, in part for [[divorce in the United States|divorcing]] his wife without approval of his father. The lawsuit was [[settled out of court]].<ref name=civil>{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/10/bill-marriott-john-marriott-familys-civil-war/ | title=The Marriott Family's Civil War | first=MARISA M. | last=KASHINO | work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] | date=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
===Religion===
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Marriott is an active member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Since 1978, the Marriotts have been supporters of the annual [[Washington D.C. Temple#Festival of Lights|Festival of Lights]] on the grounds of the [[Washington D.C. Temple]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Page | last=Johnson | title=Festival of lights at Washington D.C. Temple | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2010-12-11/festival-of-lights-at-washington-d-c-temple-2-60823 | work=[[Church News]] | date=December 11, 2010}}</ref> In 1997, Marriott was called by the church to be an [[Area Authority Seventy]] and member of the [[Seventy (LDS Church)#Area Seventies Quorums formed (Third–Twelfth Quorums)|Fifth Quorum of the Seventy]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Fifth Quorum of the Seventy | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1997-04-12/fifth-quorum-of-the-seventy-131005 | work=[[Church News]] | date=April 12, 1997}}</ref> This was split in 2004 and Marriott joined the newly created [[Seventy (LDS Church)#Area Seventies Quorums formed (Third–Twelfth Quorums)|Sixth Quorum of the Seventy]], serving until his release on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | title=First Presidency Announces Creation of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy | url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2004/07/news-of-the-church/first-presidency-announces-creation-of-the-sixth-quorum-of-the-seventy | work=[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] | date=July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/releases-announced-for-church-leaders |title=Releases Announced for Church Leaders | publisher=Mormon Newsroom |date=October 1, 2011}}</ref>
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/070627/GAL-07Jun27-79366/index.html ''Photo Gallery from the Washington Post'']
*[http://marriott.com/corporateinfo/culture/heritageJWMarriottJR.mi "Marriott Culture – Company Heritage: J. W. Marriott, Jr."] from Official Marriott website
*[http://www.blogs.marriott.com/ Bill Marriott's Official Blog]


===Boards===
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Marriott is actively involved in various boards and councils including, the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotional Advisory Board, the executive committee of the [[World Travel and Tourism Council]], the National Business Council, the board of trustees of the [[National Urban League]], a director of the [[National Geographic Society]], and a director of the Naval Academy Endowment Trust. He serves as chairman of the [[President's Export Council]], a group that advises the president on matters relating to export trade, and serves as chairman of the Leadership Council of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.

==Bibliography==
* [https://books.google.com/books/about/Without_Reservations.html?id=blXYDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description Without Reservations: How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew into a Global Hotel Company] Luxury Custom Publishing LLC, May 1, 2013

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Latest revision as of 04:17, 26 July 2024

For the footballer, see Bill Marriott (footballer).
See also: William Marriott (disambiguation)

Bill Marriott
Marriott in 1998
Born
John Willard Marriott Jr.

(1932-03-25) March 25, 1932 (age 92)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationUniversity of Utah (BS) (1954)
OccupationExecutive Chairman of Marriott International
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDonna Garff
Children4
Websitewww.marriott.com/culture-and-values/jw-marriott-jr.mi
Notes

John Willard "Bill" Marriott Jr. (born March 25, 1932) is an American billionaire businessman who is the executive chairman of Marriott International, of which he owns 11.28%.[1]

Early life and education

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Marriott was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Alice Marriott and J. Willard Marriott, the founder of Marriott Corporation. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.[2] He is also an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.[3]

In 1954, Marriott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Utah, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. There, he met his wife, the daughter of a professor.[4]

Upon graduating, Marriott went to a Navy training school in Georgia.[4] From June 1954 to 1956, he served on the USS Randolph aircraft carrier as a wardroom mess officer in the Navy Supply Corps.[2][5]

In June 1955, Marriott was married at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City.[4]

Career

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Marriott joined Marriott Corporation in 1956. He pushed his father, who was wary of taking on debt after experiencing the Great Depression, to expand from the restaurant business into the hotel business.[4]

Marriott was elected executive vice president and member of the board of directors in January 1964,[4] president of the company in November 1964, chief executive officer in 1972, and chairman of the board in 1985. He introduced the practice of revenue management to the hotel industry.[6]

Effective March 31, 2012, Marriott assumed the role of executive chairman of the company and relinquished the role of chief executive officer to Arne Sorenson.[7]

Awards

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In 2001, Marriott was recognized as The Industry Leader of The Year by Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.[8]

On May 4, 2006, Marriott received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Weber State University and delivered the commencement speech.[9]

On April 2, 2008, Marriott received the International Association of Business Communicators' Excellence in Communication Leadership Award.[10]

On June 2, 2009, Marriott received the Icon of the Industry award from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.[11]

In 2010, Marriott received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of programs that provided language instruction to both non-English speaking and English speaking employees.[12]

On November 19, 2016, Ernst & Young named Marriott the National/Overall Entrepreneur of the Year.[13]

In 2018, Marriott received the Distinguished Service Award by the National Maritime Historical Society.[14]

Personal life

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Marriott has been married to Donna Garff for over 61 years and they have four children, all of whom work for Marriott International, fifteen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.[15] They raised their kids in a brick ranch-style house in Bethesda, Maryland.[16]

In an episode of 60 Minutes aired on April 7, 1996, Marriott was interviewed by Mike Wallace.[17]

In 2018, Bill's son John Marriott III sued both him and his uncle, Richard Marriott, for allegedly cutting John out of the family fortune, in part for divorcing his wife without approval of his father. The lawsuit was settled out of court.[16]

Religion

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Marriott is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since 1978, the Marriotts have been supporters of the annual Festival of Lights on the grounds of the Washington D.C. Temple.[18] In 1997, Marriott was called by the church to be an Area Authority Seventy and member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy.[19] This was split in 2004 and Marriott joined the newly created Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, serving until his release on October 1, 2011.[20][21]

Boards

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Marriott is actively involved in various boards and councils including, the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotional Advisory Board, the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council, the National Business Council, the board of trustees of the National Urban League, a director of the National Geographic Society, and a director of the Naval Academy Endowment Trust. He serves as chairman of the President's Export Council, a group that advises the president on matters relating to export trade, and serves as chairman of the Leadership Council of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries.

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ^ a b Bryant, Adam (May 26, 2013). "Corner Office: J.W. Marriott Jr". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Dedham's Peter Reynolds to receive Eagle Scout award". The Patriot Ledger. November 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e RICH, CINDY (April 1, 2007). "Growing Up Marriott". Washingtonian.
  5. ^ "LEADERSHIP, NEGOTIATION AND MEAT LOAF: ONE ENSIGN'S VETERANS DAY MEMORIES". Marriott International. November 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Cross, Robert G. (1997). Revenue Management: Hard-core Tactics for Market Domination. Broadway Books. ISBN 9780553067347.
  7. ^ Rosenwald, Michael S. (December 13, 2011). "Marriott CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. to step down". The Washington Post.
  8. ^ The Legacy of the Leader, (2002). East Lansing, MI: The School of Hospitality Business Alumni Association. ISBN 0-9719359-0-4
  9. ^ Blair, William G. (August 15, 1985). "J. William Marriott is dead at 84; built hotel and restaurant chain". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Bill Marriott Selected for IABC's Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award". Media Update. April 7, 2008.
  11. ^ "Hotel School to honor J.W. Marriott Jr". Cornell Chronicle. April 20, 2009.
  12. ^ "The James W. Dodge Foreign Language Advocate Award". Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
  13. ^ "Hospitality Industry Icon, Bill Marriott, Named Ernst & Young 2016 U.S. Entrepreneur of the Year". Marriott International. November 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "Award Recipients". National Maritime Historical Society .
  15. ^ "Meet Our Founders". Marriott International.
  16. ^ a b KASHINO, MARISA M. (January 10, 2018). "The Marriott Family's Civil War". Washingtonian.
  17. ^ Pierce, Scott D. (April 5, 1996). "CBS'S '60 MINUTES' TO AIR INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT HINCKLEY ON SUNDAY". Deseret News.
  18. ^ Johnson, Page (December 11, 2010). "Festival of lights at Washington D.C. Temple". Church News.
  19. ^ "Fifth Quorum of the Seventy". Church News. April 12, 1997.
  20. ^ "First Presidency Announces Creation of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy". Ensign. July 2004.
  21. ^ "Releases Announced for Church Leaders" (Press release). Mormon Newsroom. October 1, 2011.
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