Ahmanson, Caroline (1918–2005)
Ahmanson, Caroline (1918–2005)
American bank executive, charm-school founder, and philanthropist. Name variations: Caroline Leonetti or Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson; Mrs. Howard Ahmanson. Born Caroline Leonetti in San Francisco, California, 1918; died June 21, 2005; attended University of California, Berkeley; 2nd wife of Howard F. Ahmanson (died 1968).
Served as chair and executive officer of Caroline Leonetti, Ltd., the charm school she founded in 1957; served as chair of the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (1978–1979) and chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 12th District (1981); began serving on President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (1984).
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