Background
Blechman, Barry M. was born on April 7, 1943 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Beatrice Blechman.
Blechman, Barry M. was born on April 7, 1943 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Beatrice Blechman.
Bachelor, Queens College, 1963. Master of Arts, New York University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1971.
Operations research analyst Department Army, Bethesda, Maryland, 1964-1966. Staff member Center Naval Analysis, Arlington, Virginia, 1966-1971. Senior fellow Brookings Institution, Washington, 1971-1977.
Assistant director United States Arms Control & Disarmament Agency, 1977-1979. Senior associate Carnegie Endowment International Peace, 1980-1982. Vice president Roosevelt Center American Policy Studies, 1982-1983.
President, Chief Executive Officer DFI International, since 1984. Member Committee Assess Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, Washington, 1998-1999. Founder, chairman Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, since 1989.
Member Council Foreign Relations, International Institute Strategic Studies, Academy Political Science (director since 2001), United States Handball Association.
Married Sue A. Cohen, June 14, 1964 (divorced December 1980). Married Janne E. Nolan, May 5, 1985. Children: Jennifer, Allison, Emilie.