In 1957, he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, graduating with high distinction as a Baker Scholar.

I found I had somehow stumbled into the right career.' I looked around for something to do and discovered the business school.

Another four years of chemistry was appalling. 'I heard I would have to start all over again. In a 2007 interview he said: “I had turned in work at Wits on a PhD in chemistry and thought I could pick it up at Harvard,' he recalls. After receiving the Stanvac Scholarship in 1955, he travelled to the US to study at Harvard University. In 1954 the team beat Pretoria University 12-0. He is remembered for his sporting prowess as a member of the Wits Rugby First XV. John Steele Chalsty (BSc 1953, BSc Hons 1954, MSc 1955, DCom honoris causa 2005) business leader, former chairman and chief executive officer of Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Inc and founder of the Wits Fund in the US, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 in his home on 12 November 2023.Ĭhalsty was born in 1933 and began his academic journey at Wits, completing honours and master’s degree in chemistry and physics. In Memoriam 2023 John Steele Chalsty (1933-2023)

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