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One of the youngest men to be president of a large metropolitan bank is Maxwell Carlson '28, who on January 13 was elected president of the 350 million dollar National Bank of Commerce of Seattle at the age of 42.

Max decided on finance as a career in his early teens. He is the son of a prominent pioneer lumberman who had built a sizable fortune from timber in the State of Washington. His first investments, as part of parental training for future responsibilities, were made before he went East to Dartmouth.

After receiving a master's degree from Tuck School in 1929, he went to work as a teller in the Grays Harbor National Bank in Aberdeen, now a branch of the National Bank of Commerce. In 1930 he transferred to Seattle and in 1938 became manager of the credit department, and in 1940 an assistant vice-president.

In January, 1946, Max became the youngest vice-president of the bank in charge of operations, and a year ago was elected a member of the board of directors.

Max lives banking, making it a hobby as well as a business. He is a keep student, with a gift for organization. He is quiet, even reticent, and moves quickly and with executive sureness

Max and his wife have two children, a son and daughter.

MAXWELL CARLSON '28