Career
Liddy worked for Ford Motor Company until 1981 when he joined Searle. From 1986 to 1988. Liddy was executive vice president of ADT, Inc. In 1988 he moved to Sears and then in 1994 to Allstate where chief operating officer until 1999 and president until 2005.
Liddy was on the board of Goldman Sachs from 2003 to 2008, when he resigned to become CEO of AIG. He was selected by Henry Paulson for both roles.
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