Andrew McKelvey
American philanthropist (1934–2008)
Andrew McKelvey (October 13, 1934 – November 27, 2008) was an American business mogul and chairman and chief executive of Monster Worldwide. He was a billionaire and a philanthropist through the McKelvey Foundation.
Personal life
McKelvey was born in New York City to Dr. Augustus and Elizabeth (née Gates) McKelvey.
Andrew McKelvey graduated from Westminster College in Pennsylvania. The Westminster College campus center is named in his honor.
Career
After graduating from college, McKelvey operated a movie theater and served in the United States Army. After leaving the Army, he headed to Australia in the mid-1950s, where he hoped he could take advantage of the lag in social trends reaching that part of the world. While there, he began a jukebox business that became one of that country's largest.
He returned to the United States in the early 1960s, and took a job with an ad agency on Madison Avenue, promoting products including Vaseline Hair Tonic.
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