Background
Lyon, David William was born on March 26, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Herbert Reid and Mary Kathleen (Slack) Lyon.
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David William Lyon
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Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1963; Master in City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1972.
Career
Regional economist, Federal Reserve Bank Philadelphia, 1969-1971;
research director human and economics resources, The New York City-Rand Institute, 1972-1975;
vice president, The New York City-Rand Institute, 1975;
senior economist, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1975-1977;
deputy vice president, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1977-1979;
vice president domestic research division, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1979-1993;
vice president external affairs, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1993-1994;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Public Policy Institute California, since 1994. Adjunct Professor University of Pennsylvania, 1975. Member of advisory board Institute for Civil Justice, 1987-1993, Rand-Urban Institute Program for Research on Immigration Policy, 1988-1991, Drug Policy Research Center, 1989-1993, Southern California Health Policy Research Consortium, 1989-1994, Rand Center for United States-Japan Rels., 1989-1993, Rand Center for Asia-Pacific Policy, 1993-1995.
Director College Environmental Design Council, University of California, Berkeley, 1979-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Senior Health and Peer Counseling Center, Santa Monica, California, 1985-1994, president, 1989-1991. Member Council on Foreign Rels., Japan American Society Southern California (board directors 1990-1994), Asia Society (Southern California advisory board), Riviera Tennis Club (Pacific Palisades, California), Delta Phi Epsilon. M C.
Connections
Married Catherine McHugh Dillon, July 8, 1967.
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Nationality
American