A. D. Frazier

Adolphus Drewry Frazier Jr. (June 23, 1944 – September 23, 2024) was an American business executive. He served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Frazier held executive positions with INVESCO, Caremark, Gold Kist, and Danka Business Systems.^[1]

A. D. Frazier, Jr.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority
In office January 9, 2018 – May 18, 2022
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Vera Lynn Evans
Personal details
Born	Adolphus Drewry Frazier Jr. (1944-06-23)June 23, 1944 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	September 23, 2024(2024-09-23) (aged 80) Mineral Bluff, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD)

Life and career

Frazier was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on June 23, 1944.^[2] He started his career as a lawyer at C&S Bank in Atlanta. He went on to manage the 1977 inauguration of President Jimmy Carter and headed the team reorganizing the White House and Executive Office of the President, also under President Carter.^[1] Frazier was also the first chairman of Georgia Public Broadcasting and helped merge two public television stations into one state agency.^[1]

After the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Frazier went on to hold the position of President and CEO of INVESCO, a global investment management group.^[3] During his career, Frazier has also served as the Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Stock Exchange.^[4][5]

Frazier was the owner and chairman of WolfCreek Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company in North Georgia.^[1] He was also the COO and co-founder of BOTH USA, LLC.^[6][7] He served until his death on the Board of Directors of the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. He was nominated to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority by President Donald Trump and sworn into office on January 9, 2018.^[8]

Frazier died at his home in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, on September 23, 2024, at the age of 80.^[9]