Charles Elliott Phelps

Background

Phelps, Charles Elliott was born on April 20, 1943 in New York City. Son of McKinnie L. and Carolyn (McCleery) Phelps.

Education

Bachelor in Mathematics, Pomona College, 1965. Master of Business Administration in Hospital Administration, University Chicago, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Bus Economics, University Chicago, 1973.

Career

Research associate, Center for Health Administration Studies University Chicago, 1969—1971. Research economist, economics department Research and Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1971—1979, director, regulatory policies and institutions program, senior staff economist, faculty member, Research and Development Graduate Institute, 1979—1984. Professor political science & economics University Rochester, New York, since 1984, director, public policy analysis program, 1984—1989, faculty member, Rochester Center for Economics Research, since 1984, professor, community and preventative medicine, School Medicine and Dentistry, since 1989, chair, community and preventative medicine, School Medicine and Dentistry, 1989—1994, provost, since 1994.

Consultant JUREcon, Inc., Los Angeles, 1977-1986. Private consultant, Rochester, New York, since 1986. Director, public policy analysis program, University Rochester, 1984-1989, chair, health and society committee, 1984-1994, member academic computing executive committee, 1988-1994, member executive committee and informal executive committee, School Medicine and Dentistry, 1989-1994, chair, department community and preventive medicine, 1989-1994, chair, faculty advisory committee for presidential search, 1993.

Member National Advisory board Leonard Davis Institute Health Economics, University Pennsylvania, 1988-1993. Commissioner Rochester Health Commission, 1995-2000. Board trustee, Center for Governmental Research, 1998-1999.

Member National Advisory Commission for Digital Strategies, Library. Congress, 2001-2002; member report review committee, National Research Council, since 2002.

Achievements

• Charles Elliott Phelps has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor, director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Greater Rochester Fights Back Against Drugs, 1990—1991. Associate National Bureau for Economic Research. Member Institute Medicine(member committee on medical technologies, 1985-1986, committee for priority setting in medical technical, 1989-1990, committee on Gulf War illnesses, 1999-2000), American Economic Association, National Academy Social Insurance, Society for Medical Decision Making (trustee 1990-1992), Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management(secretary 1980-1991), Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (health care technical study sect 1990-1994).

Interests

• Photography, archery, astronomy, canoeing, woodworking.

Connections

Married Dale L. King, September 2, 1967. Children: Darin H., Teresa A.

Father:

McKinnie L. Phelps

Mother:

Carolyn (McCleery) Phelps

Spouse:

Dale L. King

child:

Darin H. Phelps

child:

Teresa A. Phelps