▁Com mer cial ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁account ing , ▁fin ance ▁and ▁commercial ▁law . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁worked ▁first ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁merc ant ile ▁firm , ▁and ▁then ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁at ▁the ▁L acle de ▁Gas ▁Light ▁Company . ▁His ▁super visor ▁b oss ▁at ▁L acle de , ▁C . ▁A . ▁McG ee , ▁left ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁controller ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁Corporation , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁rec ru ited ▁Pr ent is ▁to ▁be ▁General ▁Mot ors ' s ▁chief ▁account ant . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Pr ent is ▁was ▁elected ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Meyer ▁married ▁Anna ▁Syl via ▁Stein berg , ▁a ▁secretary ▁at ▁General ▁Mot ors . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁four ▁daughters . ▁Meyer ▁Pr ent is ▁spent ▁significant ▁time ▁on ▁phil anth ropy . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Detroit , ▁an ▁early ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁W elf are ▁Federation , ▁a ▁trust ee ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ▁Research ▁Council ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Beth ▁El , ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁to ▁Wayne ▁State ' s ▁new ▁business ▁school . ▁Meyer ▁Pr