Adrian Cloutier This is Me

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1. 1. Graduate's Gratitude Worth a Million

   www.amequities.com/news599.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/11/2000   Last Visited: 11/15/2006

   His father, Adrian Cloutier, 92, who was chairman of the Maine Employment Security Commission, still lives in the Belfield Street house that has been the family home for more than 40 years.
   
   Cloutier's Maine roots gave him a strong work ethic. Harvard gave him a top-notch education with a distinct prestige. And his mother instilled in him confidence that he could tackle any challenge. "My mother had nurtured me so that I believed I could do anything," he said with a laugh. He also credited his former teachers at Deering High for motivating him - and encouraging him to apply to Harvard.
   
   Cloutier graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and from Harvard Business School in 1969, then launched a successful entrepreneurial career.
   
   Cloutier, who lives in Cambridge and Nantucket, Mass., is the founder and chief executive officer of American Management Services Inc., a Waltham, Mass., firm that provides management services to small and mid-sized companies. American Management Services' clients have included more than 5,000 businesses in 400 industries.
   
   In addition to his responsibilities at American Management Services, Cloutier served as chief executive officer of Circon Corp., a medical instrument manufacturer in Santa Barbara, Calif. He played a critical role in the merger of Circon with Maxim Corp. that ultimately increased Circon's shareholder value by more than $100 million.
   
   Cloutier's business career started during his college years. Collaborating with several classmates, he helped establish the country's first computer-dating service. Within months, 300,000 students from across the country were participating in Operation Match.
   
   Since College, Cloutier has maintained strong ties to Harvard, serving on various university committees.

2. 2. Graduate's Gratitude Worth a Million

   www.amserv.com/news599.htm - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/1/2000   Last Visited: 1/26/2004

   His father, Adrian Cloutier, 92, who was chairman of the Maine Employment Security Commission, still lives in the Belfield Street house that has been the family home for more than 40 years.
   
   Cloutier's Maine roots gave him a strong work ethic. Harvard gave him a top-notch education with a distinct prestige. And his mother instilled in him confidence that he could tackle any challenge. "My mother had nurtured me so that I believed I could do anything," he said with a laugh. He also credited his former teachers at Deering High for motivating him - and encouraging him to apply to Harvard.
   
   Cloutier graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and from Harvard Business School in 1969, then launched a successful entrepreneurial career.
   
   Cloutier, who lives in Cambridge and Nantucket, Mass., is the founder and chief executive officer of American Management Services Inc., a Waltham, Mass., firm that provides management services to small and mid-sized companies. American Management Services' clients have included more than 5,000 businesses in 400 industries.
   
   In addition to his responsibilities at American Management Services, Cloutier served as chief executive officer of Circon Corp., a medical instrument manufacturer in Santa Barbara, Calif. He played a critical role in the merger of Circon with Maxim Corp. that ultimately increased Circon's shareholder value by more than $100 million.
   
   Cloutier's business career started during his college years. Collaborating with several classmates, he helped establish the country's first computer-dating service. Within months, 300,000 students from across the country were participating in Operation Match.
   
   Since College, Cloutier has maintained strong ties to Harvard, serving on various university committees.
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   Endowed scholarships, such as the fund established by Cloutier, help ensure that Harvard will always be able to admit students regardless of their financial status, she said.
   
   That's important to Cloutier.
   
   "It is critical for Harvard to maintain its need-blind admissions policy," he said.