Presentation of thePresident’s Medalto
Robert F. Orlich
Robert F. Orlich, a double alumnus of St. John’s University, received his B.B.A. in 1969 and his M.B.A. in 1975, both the College of Business Administration. After holding senior executive positions in a variety of companies, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a leading global reinsurance company with operations on six continents, in 2000. He has been a Director of Trans Re Zurich, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and Putnam Reinsurance. His commitment to professional excellence was recognized in 2007 when he received the PLUS Foundation Award for his outstanding leadership in healthcare professional liability. His appreciation for the value of a Catholic education coupled with an abiding love for St. John’s have put him at the forefront of efforts to raise significant funding to establish an endowed scholarship for financially disadvantaged students from Holy Cross High School, his high school alma mater, so that they can attend the University. He has been a member of The Loughlin Society for many years, and in 1995 a grateful University acknowledged his many achievements by presenting him with the Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award. In celebration of his outstanding business career, his exceptional support for the Vincentian values of caring and concern for others, and on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the receipt of his M.B.A., St. John’s University is pleased to present the President’s Medal to Robert F. Orlich.
May 21, 2010