John Bennett Ramsey
American businessman and father of JonBenèt Ramsey (born 1943)
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- John Bennett Ramsey (born December 7, 1943) is an American businessman who is best known as the father of JonBenét Ramsey, the victim of an unsolved homicide.
- He attended Okemos High School in Michigan.
- Ramsey earned a master's degree in business administration from MSU in 1971.
- Career In 1989, Ramsey formed the Advanced Product Group, one of three companies that merged to become Access Graphics.
- In 1996, Access Graphics grossed over $1 billion, and Ramsey was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
John Bennett Ramsey (born December 7, 1943) is an American businessman who is best known as the father of JonBenét Ramsey, the victim of an unsolved homicide.
Early life and education
John Bennett Ramsey was born on December 7, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Mary Jane (née Bennett) (1919–1978) and James Dudley "Jay" Ramsey (1916–1992), a decorated World War II pilot. He attended Okemos High School in Michigan. In 1966, he graduated from Michigan State University (MSU) with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Ramsey earned a master's degree in business administration from MSU in 1971.
Ramsey joined the Navy in 1966, served as a Civil Engineer Corps officer in the Philippines for three years, and in an Atlanta reserve unit for an additional eight years.
Career
In 1989, Ramsey formed the Advanced Product Group, one of three companies that merged to become Access Graphics. He became president and chief executive officer of Access Graphics, a computer services company that became a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin in 1991.
In 1996, Access Graphics grossed over $1 billion, and Ramsey was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Immediately following the murder of his daughter he was "temporarily replaced so the company did not have to bother him about business matters as he grieved", according to Lockheed Martin spokesman Evan McCollum, but Ramsey returned to his job within weeks.
Ramsey, along with his wife Patsy and young son Burke, moved back to Atlanta shortly thereafter. Access Graphics was later sold to General Electric in 1997.
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