Background
PIFER, Alan Jay Parrish was born on May 4, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Claude Albert and Elizabeth (Parrish) Pifer.
PIFER, Alan Jay Parrish was born on May 4, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Claude Albert and Elizabeth (Parrish) Pifer.
Groton School, Harvard University, Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Joined Carnegie Corporation 1953, Vice-President 1963-1965, Acting President 1965-1967, President 82, President Emeritus and Senior Consultant since 1982, Vice-President Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1963-1965, Acting President 1965-1967, President 1967-1979. Chairman Board Consortium for the Advancement of Pvt. Higher Education since 1983, University of Cape Town Fund since 1984.
Leader Exchange Program since 1957. Director New York Urban Coalition 196771, Federation Reserve Bank 1971-1976, Council on Foreign Relations, Commission, on Pvt. Philanthropy and Public Needs 1973-1976, McGraw-Hill Inc. since 1977, American Association for Higher Education since 1982, Technoserve, Inc. since 1983, Business Council for Effective Literacy since 1984.
Chairman, President Southport Institute for Policy Analysis since 1987. Co-Chairman Nutrition Watch Committee 1981-1982. Chairman 196870; Trustee, Board of Overseers, Harvard University 1969-1975, University of Bridgeport (Connecticut) since 1973, American Ditchley Foundation 1973-1982.
Chairman Carnegie Corporation Aging Society Project 1983-1986, National Conference on Social Welfare Project on Federation Social Role since 1983. Fellow, African Studies Association, United States Academy, of Arts and Sciences. Honorary LL.DJMich. State University) 1971, (Hofstra University) (University of Notre Dame) 1975, (Millsaps College, Mississippi) 1986.
Honorary Doctor University (Open University) 1974. Honorary D.H.L. (Marymount College) 1983. Honorary D.Educ. (University of Cape Town) 1984.
Barnard College.
Manager Committee United States-S. Africa.
Married Erica Pringle in 1953.