Background
Beck, Edward William was born on August 19, 1944 in Atchison, Kansas, United States. Son of Russell Niles and Lucille Mae (Leighton) Beck.
Beck, Edward William was born on August 19, 1944 in Atchison, Kansas, United States. Son of Russell Niles and Lucille Mae (Leighton) Beck.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude. Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1972). Associate, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1972-1977.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Pacific Lumber Company, 1977-1986.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, California. Associate, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1972-1977. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The Pacific Lumber Company, 1977-1986.
General Counsel and Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1993-1996.
Member, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1988. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Director, 1991-1994).
State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Corporation Section).
American Corporate Counsel Association.
American Society of Corporate Secretaries. Bay Area General Counsels Group (Chairman, 1991). Bay Area United Way (Member, 1991 and Chairman, 1992-1993, Law Firm Committee).
(Director and Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary).
Trustee, member Executive Committee San Francisco Conservatory Music, since 1988, co-chairman academic affairs committee, 1989-1991, chairman presidential search committee, 1991, chair trustees and offices committee, 1993-1996, executive vice chair, since 1994, chair conservatory 2006 committee, since 1996. Member of law committee United Way of Bay Area Campaign, since 1991, chairman, 1992. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association (board directors 1991-1994, nominating committee 1993), Bay Area General Counsels Group (chairman 1991), San San Francisco Chamber of C. (leadership county since 1987, general county, board directors, Executive Committee 1993-1996), San Francisco Yale Alumni Association (schools committee).
Married Marshia Ablon, June 24, 1966. Children: Michael Adam, David Gordon, Stephen Jared.