Background
Cookson, Albert Ernest was born on October 30, 1921 in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Willard B. and Sarah Jane (Jack) Cookson.
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Albert Ernest Cookson
Edit ProfileTelephone and telegraph company executive
Education
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, 1943. Master of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. Doctor of Science, Gordon College, 1974.
Career
Group leader, Research Laboratory Electronics, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1947-1951;
laboratory director, ITT Federal laboratories, Nutley, New Jersey, 1951-1959;
vice-president, director operations, ITT Federal laboratories (International Elec. Corporation division), Paramus, New Jersey, 1959-1962;
president, ITT Intelcom, Falls Church, Virginia, 1962-1965;
deputy general technical director, International Tel. & Tel. Corporation, New York City, 1965-1966;
vice president, technical director, International Tel.
& Tel. Corporation, New York City, 1966-1968;
senior vice president, general technical director, International Tel. & Tel. Corporation, New York City, 1968-1984;
retired, International Tel. & Tel. Corporation, New York City, 1984;
president, chief Executive officer, Richmond Properties, since 1982.
Chairman of the Board ITT Interplan. President, chairman Comtexco Industries, since 1980. Chairman technical advisory board United States Postal Svc., 1983-1991.
Board directors International Standard Electric, ITT Industries. Member Defense Communications Satellite Panel. Adviser research and engineering on defense communications satellite systems Department Defense.
Member industrial panel science and technical National Science Foundation. Member Fairfax County Economics and Industrial Development Committee, 1962-1965. Member of national county Northeastern U.
Member pride committee U. Hartford, 1973-1976. Electrical engineering/computer advisory board Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Fundacion Chile, 1983-1989. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Member Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, American Management Association, American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics, Electronic Industries Association, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Constance J. Buckley, September 10, 1949 (deceased July 1987). Children: Constance J., William B. Married Lorraine B. Hirsch, December 29, 1987.
