Background
Brown, Courtney C. was born on October 15, 1904 in St. Louis. Son of Alexander Hanks and Joan (MacCallum) Brown.
Brown, Courtney C. was born on October 15, 1904 in St. Louis. Son of Alexander Hanks and Joan (MacCallum) Brown.
Doctor of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1926. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1940. Doctor of Laws, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1959.
Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), University Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 1967.
With, various stock exchange firms and Bankers Trust Company. New York City, 1926-1935;
associate director research, Chase National Bank, New York City, 1941-1942;
vice president Commodity Credit Corporation,, USDA, Washington, 1942-1943;
deputy director Equipment Bureau,, War Production Board, Washington, 1943-1944;
chief division war supply and resources, unites states department State, Washington, 1943-1945;
vice chairman, President's Famine Emergency Committee, Washington, 1946;
economist, assistant to Chairman of the Board, Standard Oil Corporation New Jersey, 1946-1954;
instructor, lecturer, Columbia University, New York City, 1937-1941;
dean Graduate School Business, Columbia University, New York City, 1954-1969;
vice president for business, Columbia University, New York City, 1955-1957. George E. Warren professor business policy, 1963-1970, Paul Garrett professor public policy and business responsibility, 1970-1971, founder, editor Columbia Journal World Business, 1965-1972.
Creator, participant Let's Talk Business, NBC-television, 1962-1965. Board directors Columbia Broadcasting System, U.P. Corporation, Association Dry Goods Corporation. Mem.West Side advisory board Chemical Bank New York Trust Company.
Board of Governors New York Stock Exch., 1959-1962. Chairman Governor's Committee on Minimum Wage in New York State, 1965;member President's Commision on International Trade and Investment Policy, 1970-1971.
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Executive director American Assembly, 1955-1956, chairman of the board of trustees, 1969-1979. Trustee Columbia University. A founder, then honorary trustee Council for Finance Aid to Education.
Member of New York advisory board Salvation Army, 1965-1969. Member Academy Political Science (trustee), Scarsdale Golf Club, Century Association.
Married Marjorie Warren Lawbaugh, November 26, 1930. Children: Joanne Brown Lyman, Roxanne B. Warren, Courtney Warren.