| Summary: | Corporate executive Cordell Reed was born on March 26, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. After earning his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 1960, Reed joined Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) electrical company. He was promoted to senior vice president, serving in three separate departments, and became an executive in 1975, in addition to acting as a public spokesman for nuclear power as well as a department manager. In 1994, he became ComEd's ethics officer and the chief diversity officer. Reed represented ComEd in a 1995 trade mission to South Africa before retiring in 1997. He also served on several corporate boards, including LaSalle Bank, the Walgreen Company, Underwriters Laboratories, and Washington Group International. Reed was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi, the National Technical Association, and the Urban Financial Service Association. He was also a fellow of the American Nuclear Society.
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