R. William "Bill" Ide interview, November 11, 2011

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Identifier: Y016_IdeRW_20111111

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R. William Ide oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Harvey Newman and Andrew Young. In this interview, Ide discusses his civic career in Atlanta, including his involvement in the development of MARTA, his time serving under the Andrew Young administration, and his legal activism in the Civil Rights Movement. He also draws comparisons between Atlanta and other cities, and between the early days of the city and the present. He also talks about how Georgia State has contributed to the growth of the city and what Atlanta should do to continue growing and developing as a global center of commerce.

Dates

Creation: November 11, 2011

Creator

Ide, R. William, 1940- (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Available in Reading Room and online.

Biographical Note

R. William “Bill” Ide serves as the General Counsel and Secretary of the EastWest Institute. He is also a partner in the Atlanta office of Dentons, an international law firm. His practice focuses on representing boards of directors, audit committees and management with special investigations, crisis management, ethics, corporate governance and strategic projects. He is also a senior fellow and co-founder of Emory University’s Directors Institute and he chaired the Governance Committee and serves on the Audit Committee of the Clark Atlanta University Board of Trustees. He is General Counsel and Secretary of the EastWest Institute, serves on the Audit Committee and is chair of the Executive Committee. Mr. Ide formerly served as Counsel to the United States Olympic Committee and President of the American Bar Association. He received his B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University, J.D. degree from the University of Virginia, (Law Review, Order of the Coif) and M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University. He was admitted to the Bar in both Georgia and the District of Columbia.