History
YPO was founded in 1950 in New York City by manufacturer Ray Hickok, who was 27 years old when he became the head of his family’s 300-employee company. Hickok and a small group of young presidents in the area began meeting regularly to share and learn from each other. This founding principle of education and idea exchange among peers still guides the organization today. YPO marked its 60th anniversary in 2010.
1950 - Ray Hickok founds Young Presidents’ Organization in New York City
1956 - First “international” member admitted from outside North America
1956 - First international chapter added - YPO Ontario in Canada
1960 - First YPO University, held in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
1975 - Forum becomes a YPO institution when the Northern California Chapter (U.S.A.) organizes its 60 members into four groups
1984 - The triangle YPO logo is created
1990 - YPO International Headquarters move from New York City to Irving, Texas, U.S.A.
1992 - YPO founder Ray Hickok dies
2007 - YPO merges with its graduate organization, World Presidents Organization (WPO) to become the world's largest global network of business leaders
2009 - YPO launches YPO Global Pulse, a quarterly economic confidence index designed to share member perspectives on the economy
2010 – Jill Belconis (YPO Chicago) is the first woman elected to serve as YPO-WPO International Chairman.
2010 - More than 1,500 YPO and WPO leaders convene for the Global Leadership Conference in Barcelona, Spain the largest gathering in the organization’s history. YPO launches its 60th anniversary celebration during the conference.
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