Donald Joyce Hall Jr., is the executive chairman of

Hallmark Cards Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a Privately held company, privately held, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of greeting cards in the United ...

Early life

Donald J. Hall Jr. is the son of Adele (née Coryell) and

Donald J. Hall Sr. Donald Joyce Hall (July 9, 1928 – October 13, 2024) was an American billionaire businessman from Kansas City, Missouri. He was chairman and president of Hallmark Cards, the world's largest greeting card manufacturer. In 2015, ''Forbes'' estima ...

He is the grandson of

Joyce Hall Joyce Clyde Hall (August 29, 1891 – October 29, 1982), better known as J. C. Hall, was an American businessman and the founder of Hallmark Cards. Early life Joyce Clyde Hall was born on August 29, 1891, in David City, Nebraska, to Nancy "Nan ...

. Both his father and grandfather were chief executives of

. Hall earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and literature from

Claremont McKenna College Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It has a curricular emphasis on government, economics, public affairs, finance, and internat ...

, Claremont, Calif., and an MBA from the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

, Lawrence, KS.

Career

Hall joined Hallmark Cards in 1971 and worked in manufacturing, customer service, product development and sales. In 1990, Hall became a member of the board of directors. In 1993, Hall became general manager of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, the Christmas ornament brand. In 1995, he became vice president of creative. In 1997, Hall became vice president of product development and in 1999 he became executive vice president of strategy and development. In January 2002, following the retirement of Irvine O. Hockaday Jr., Hall became president and CEO. In 2015, his brother, David E. Hall became president. In 2019, Hall assumed the role of executive chairman of the board of directors. Hall also serves on the board of directors of

Crown Media Holdings Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. Hallmark Media consists of Crown Media Productions an ...

and Hallmark International.

Personal life

Don Hall, Jr. was named 2016 Kansas Citian of the Year by the

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. Hall is active in the Kansas City community as a member of the

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art gallery, art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of A ...

Board of Trustees,

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Board of Trustees,

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Board of Advisors and the Kansas City Civic Council. Hall is married.

References

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