Jerome W. Van Gorkom
Jerome W. Van Gorkom | |
|---|---|
| 5th Under Secretary of State for Management | |
| In office December 22, 1982 – October 14, 1983 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Richard T. Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Ronald I. Spiers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1917 Denver, Colorado |
| Died | March 17, 1998 Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Betty Jean (nee Alexander) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Illinois (BS, JD) |
Jerome William Van Gorkom (August 6, 1917 – March 17, 1998) was a United States businessman who was U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management 1982–83. He served as the CEO of TransUnion for eighteen years. Van Gorkom is probably best known as the named defendant in the landmark corporate law case of Smith v. Van Gorkom, 488 A.2d 858 (Supreme Court of Delaware 1985), which involved the merger of TransUnion with the Marmon Group in 1980.