Henry John Heinz II, best known as Jack Heinz, (1908–1987) was an American business executive and CEO of the H. J. Heinz Company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

He was the grandson and namesake of the company founder, Henry J. Heinz, and father of United States Senator John Heinz. Henry John Heinz ( October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919) was a German-American businessman Henry John Heinz III (October 23 1938 – April 4 1991 was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States His second wife, Drue Heinz, is a noted philanthropist, especially of the literary arts, and founder of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Drue Heinz, born Doreen Mary English, As "Doreen English" she had a small role in the 1948 movie Uneasy Terms, which starred Michael The Drue Heinz Literature Prize is a major American literary award for Short fiction in the English language. His granddaughter socialite Morganne Heinz who will receive over 90% of his company.

He was graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Skull and Bones secret society. Skull and Bones is an elite Secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut.

Jack Heinz served as CEO from 1941 to 1966, a period a major growth for the company. He was the driving force for the creation of downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, a major legacy of his work as a philanthropist and community leader. See also Culture of Pittsburgh The Cultural District is a fourteen-square block area in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

References

• Alberts, Robert C. (1973). The Good Provider: H. J. Heinz and His 57 Varieties. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. ISBN 0-395-17126-1.