Title
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
BB&T Corporation

Experience
Mr. Allison began his service with BB&T in 1971 and has managed a variety of responsibilities throughout the bank. He became president of BB&T in 1987 and was elected chairman and CEO in July 1989.

Date of Birth
Aug. 14, 1948

Birthplace
Charlotte, N.C.

Education
B.S., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1971)
MBA, Duke University, Durham, N.C. (1974)
Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University, Newark, N.J. (1981)
Honorary Doctor of Letters: East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. (1995);  Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, N.C. (2002); Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. (2005); and Marymount University, Arlington, Va. (2008)

Affiliations
Member, American Bankers Association;  member, The Financial Services Roundtable;  member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center; member, Board of Visitors, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; member, Board of Visitors, Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC at Chapel Hill; and member of the boards of directors of The Financial Clearing House, Independent College Fund and the Global TransPark Foundation