Background
Olshen, Abraham Charles was born on April 20, 1913 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Olshen, Abraham Charles was born on April 20, 1913 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
AB, Reed College, 1933. Master of Science, University Iowa, 1935. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1937.
Chief statistician, City Planning Commission, Portland, Oregon, 1933-1934;
research assistant mathematics Department, University Iowa, 1934-1937;
biometrics assistant, Medical Center, 1936-1937;
actuary, chief examiner, Oregon Insurance Department, 1937-1942, 45-46;
actuary, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, since 1946;
chief actuary, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, 1953-1963;
vice president, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, since 1947;
1st vice president, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, 1963-1967;
senior vice president, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, 1967-1968;
board directors, West Coast Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, 1955-1968. Consultant actuarial and insurance management, president Olshen & Associations, San Francisco, since 1979. Board directors Home Federal Savings & Loan Association, San Francisco, 1972-1985, vice-Chairman of the Board 1979-1985, board chairman 1985-1986.
Guest lecturer various universities.
Member California committee Health Insurance Council, University California Medical Care Administration committee, San Mateo County Retirement Board (1975-1977). Research associate Division of War Research, 1942-1944, Operations Research Gp., H/Q Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, 1944-1945. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Member Health Insurance Association American (member, past chairman Blanks Committee, actuarial & statistical committee), Actuarial Club of Pacific States (past president), Actuarial Club of San Francisco (past president), American Academy of Actuaries (charter), American Mathematics Society, American Risk and Insurance Association, California Mathematics Council, Commonwealth Club (life), Fellow Conference of Actuaries in Public Practice, Institute Management Sciences, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, International Actuarial Association, International Association Consulting Actuaries, International Congress Actuaries, Operations Research Society (charter), San Francisco Press Club (life).
Married Dorothy Olds, June 21, 1934. Children: Richard Allen, Beverly Ann Jacobs.