Background
III, David Duncan Elliott, was born on August 4, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of David Duncan Elliott II and Mildred B. (Young) Mack.
Science research company executive
III, David Duncan Elliott, was born on August 4, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of David Duncan Elliott II and Mildred B. (Young) Mack.
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, California, 1951. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1959.
Member technical staff, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1961;
postdoctoral fellow, U. Paris., 1962;
department head, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1961-1970;
science advisor, National Aeronautics and Space Council, Washington, 1970-1972;
senior staff member executive office of president, National Security Council, Washington, 1972-1977;
vice president, Socially Responsible Investment International, Menlo Park, California, 1977-1986;
senior vice president, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, 1986-1991;
senior vice president, Syst Control Technology, Palo Alto, California, 1991-1994;
corporation vice president, Science Applications International Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1994-1995;
consultant, since 1995. Member Army Science Board, The Pentagon, Washington, 1982-1989. Consultant National Research Council, NAS, since 1988.
Affiliate Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, California, since 1995. Member board visitors University of California, Davis, since 1997.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union.
Married Arline L. Leckrone, August 18, 1962. Children: Lauren, Elliott Croft.