Background
Longstreth, Bevis was born on January 29, 1934 in New York City. Son of Alfred Bevis and Mary Agnes (Shiras) Longstreth.
Longstreth, Bevis was born on January 29, 1934 in New York City. Son of Alfred Bevis and Mary Agnes (Shiras) Longstreth.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Princeton University, 1956; Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1961.
Worked at Debevoise & Plimpton (New York, NY) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1962, N.Y. Lecturer in Law, The Corporation in Modern Society, Columbia Law School, 1975-1981.
Visiting Professor from Practice, 1994. Adjunct Professor, 1995.Member, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1981-1984. Author: Modern Portfolio Management and The Prudent Man Rule, (Oxford 1986).
Director, AMVESCAP, plc, Capstead Mortgage Corporation College Retirement Equities Fund. Member, Board of Governors, American Stock Exchange. Chairman, Finance Committee, Nathan Cummings Foundation and Rockefeller Family Fund.
Member, Board of Trustees, New School for Social Research. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. American Law Institute.
Council on Foreign Relations. Debevoise & Plimpton a preeminent international law firm, was founded in 1931 and today has over 370 lawyers with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Paris, London and Budapest.
Board of directors Symphony Space Inc. Trustee Nathan Cummings Foundation, 1991-1997, since 1999, trustee. New School for Social Research, since 1987.
Chairman finance committee Rockefeller Family Fund, since 1986. Lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1956-1958. Member American Law Institute, Association of Bar of City of New York, Council Foreign Rels.
Married Clara St. John, August 10, 1963. Children: Katherine Shiras, Thomas Day, Benjamin Hoyt.
