Background
BELL, David was born on January 20, 1919 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Reginald Bell and Florence Boise Bell.
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David Elliott BELL
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Pomona College, and Harvard University.
Career
Joined Budget Bureau 1941. Served United States Marine Corps, Second World War. Budget Bureau 1945-1947.
Assistant in White House 1947-1951.
Administration Assistant to President Truman 1951-1953. Head, Harvard University Economics Advisory Group to Pakistan 1954-1957.
Lecturer in Economics, Littauer Center (Harvard Graduate School of PublicAdmin.) 1957, Secretary (Chief A.dmin. Officer) 1959-1961; Director United States Budget Bureau 1961-1962.
Administration, Agency for Institute Development 1962-1966.
Vice-President (Institute Activities), Ford Foundation 1966-1969, Executive Vice-President 1969-1981. Clarence Gamble Professor, of Population Sciences and Institute Health, Chairman Department, of Population Sciences and Director Harvard Center for Population Studies, Harvard School of Public Health since 1981.
Connections
Married Mary Barry in 1943.
