Founder and Chairman of MCI Communications Corporation. After founding MCI in 1968, McGowan fought a legendary uphill battle to gain access to the local telephone network controlled by AT&T, culminating in an antitrust lawsuit and the breakup of the Bell System in 1984. Among his many philanthropic endeavors, he founded the William G. McGowan School of Business at his alma mater, King’s college in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. (bio by: celticson)  Family links:  Parents:  Andrew Joseph McGowan (1890 – 1959)  Cathrine Mary Evans McGowan (1896 – 1978)  Sibling:  William G McGowan (1927 – 1992)  Leo McGowan (1934 – 1994)* *Calculated relationship