John Reed Fast Facts - CNN.com (CNN) -- Here's a look at the life of John Reed, Chairman of Board at MIT and former Citigroup CEO Personal: Birth date: February 7, 1939 Birth name: John Shepard Reed Father: plant manager for Armour & Company. Marriage: Cynthia "Cindy" (McCarthy) Reed (September 1994-present); Sally Foreman Reed (1964 - divorce date not known publicly) Children: with Sally Foreman Reed: Tenley Reed, December 1974; Tefford Reed, July 1971; Timothy Reed, January 1968; Traci Reed, March 1965 Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management, Master of Science, 1965; Washington and Jefferson College, B.A., 1960; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. 1961 (dual degree program) Military service: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1962-1964 Other Facts: Lived in Buenos Aires from age of five to 17 due to father's job with Armour & Company. After retiring from Citigroup, Reed and his wife founded the John and Cindy Reed Foundation, which focuses on environmental and educational efforts. Credited with pushing the adoption of the ATM across the United States. Salary as Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, at his request, was $1.00. Timeline: 1965 - Joins Citicorp. 1975-2003 - Member of Philip Morris/Altria board of directors June 19, 1984 - Reed is named Chief Executive Officer of Citicorp. 1998 - Citicorp merges with Travelers in a $37 billion deal to become Citigroup Inc. November 9, 1999 - Reed testifies before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs regarding money laundering. April 18, 2000 - Retires as co-chairman and co-chief executive of Citigroup Inc. 17, 2003 - New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso resigns over criticism over his compensation package. 21, 2003 - Reed is named interim chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. 2004 - Is elected to the Altria Group board of directors. April 2005 - Steps down as Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange. January 2008 - Resigns from Altria Group board. February 4, 2010 - Testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs regarding the financial crisis. April 2010 - Reed is appointed chairman of the board at MIT.