Jerry William Zillion was born in Beardstown, Illinois, to Portia Rae Henderson and William George Zillion, Marine Corps South Pacific WWII. He has one son Ryan Joseph Zillion.
Jerry is a Harvard Business School, Owners Presidents Managers (OPM) Graduate; he attended Wharton School of Finance; George Meany Labor College, Finra Series 6, Series 63 and Series 7; and the American College of Financial Services as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Blackhawk College, Eastern Illinois University.
Jerry served in the United States Army National Guard during the Chicago Riots after the death of Martin Luther King and Democratic Convention and Special Reserve Forces.
Jerry’s occupations include Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Registered Financial Consultant, Financial Consulting Group, American Assurance Associates, CEO, United Food and Commercial Workers.
Memberships
Society of the Cincinnati
Jamestowne Society, MD (Co-Founder; Past Governor)
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Washington D.C. (Society Past Vice President)
Saint Andrew's Society of Washington, D.C. (Past Treasurer)
National Society of Sons of the American Colonists
National Gavel Society
Lincoln Birthday National Commemorative Committee (Past Vice Chairman; Treasurer)
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (Past Commander, Washington, D.C.)
Sons of the American Legion
General Society of the War of 1812
Order of Monarchs of Rheims (Treasurer)
Society of Indian Wars
Sons of Confederate Veterans (R.E. Lee Camp, Alexandria, VA, Past Commander)
Other
Harvard Business Alumni
Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union (Supervisory Committee Board)
Lincoln Memorial University (Board Member)
Episcopalian