Background
Zeidenstein, George was born on July 29, 1929 in Pittsburgh. Son of Max and Sophia (Cohen) Zeidenstein.
Zeidenstein, George was born on July 29, 1929 in Pittsburgh. Son of Max and Sophia (Cohen) Zeidenstein.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1951; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1954.
Private practice, New York City, 1954-1965;
volunteer lawyer, Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1964;
partner firm, Spear and Hill, 1962-1965;
country director Nepal, Kathmandu
country director Nepal, Peace Corps, 1965-1968;
regional director designate, Office E. Asia and Pacific, Washington, 1968;
president, Brooklyn Linear City Development Corporation, New York City, 1968-1969;
senior program officer Asia and Pacific, Ford Foundation, 1969-1971;
deputy head Asia and Pacific, Ford Foundation, 1971-1972;
representative, Ford Foundation, Bangladesh, 1972-1976;
president, trustee, Population Council, New York City, 1976-1993;
distinguished fellow, Harvard Center Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1993. Chairman Himalayas county Asia Society, 1970-1972. Associate seminar tradition and change in South and S.E. Asia, Columbia University, 1971-1973, associate seminaron technical public issues, 1981-1985.
County Overseas Development Council, 1979-1993. Chairman Appraisal Group Global Committee Parliamentarians on Populationand Development, 1985-1986. Board visitors Graduate School Public Health, U. Pittsburgh,1988-.
Advisor to chair Indiana Commision on Population and Quality of Life, 1993-1995.
Vice chairman of the board of trustees, chairman program committee Save the Children Federation, 1991-1995, International Center Research on Women, since 1993. Chairman International Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Alliance, since 1993. Board directors Earthforce, 1993-1995.
Active Britton Woods Committee, since 1992.
Married Sondra F. Auerbach, January 25, 1953. Children: Laura, Louis Peter.