Background
Black, Charles Alden was born on March 6, 1919 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Byers and Katharine (McElrath) Black.
Black, Charles Alden was born on March 6, 1919 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Byers and Katharine (McElrath) Black.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1940. Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1946. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1941.
Purchasing assistant Castle & Cooke Ltd., San Francisco, 1946-1948. Assistant to president Hawaiian Pineapple, Honolulu, 1948-1950. Manager business operations Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1953-1958.
Manager finance relations Ampex Corporation, Redwood City, 1958-1964. Vice president, co-founder Pacific Mariculture, Pescadero, 1964-1968. President, chairman Mardela Corporation, Woodside, 1969—2005.
Co-founder, chairman board Marquest Group, Inc., Pocasset, Massachusetts, 1985-2005, Marine Imaging Systems Inc., Marine Telepresence, Inc.
Commander United States Navy, 1941-1945. Member Marine Technology Society, World Mariculture Association, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (member corporation board), Oceanic Institute, Bohemian Club, Pacific Union Club, Beta Sigma (honorary).
Married Shirley Temple. Children: Linda Susan, Charles A. Junior, Lori Alden.