Reed Nolte was primarily raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and has resided in Darien since 1985.  He graduated from Denison University with a degree in economics in 1977 and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1979.  He retired in 2020 after a forty-year career in corporate financial management, including over two decades working for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and 21st Century Fox.

He and his wife Leslie raised three children in Darien. All three having attended the Darien public school system and were active members of Post 53.  His older daughter lives in Huntsville, Ala., with her husband and seven-month-old son, and Reed’s other daughter and son live in New York City.

Reed and family spend a fair amount of the summer on Martha’s Vineyard, where Reed enjoys his passion of saltwater fly fishing as well as hiking and biking.  Other interests include traveling, skiing, cooking, and staying abreast of financial and political news.  He is a member of the The Country Club of Darien, the Darien Boat Club, and the Ocean Club of Florida in Ocean Ridge, Florida.