Edwin G. Booz

About

Founded the firm that would become Booz Allen Hamilton.

Before Fame

He had to work throughout his schooling by tutoring and bookkeeping so he could finance his education.

Trivia

He started out consulting for national firms like Canadian Pacific Railway and Goodyear Tire & Rubber.

Family Life

He grew up poor, one of seven sons, working odd jobs to make ends meet in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Associated With

He was a member of the selective Alpha Delta Phi fraternity that also counted Franklin D. Roosevelt among its members.