Background
Kraft, Gerald was born on July 1, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Jule and Shirley (Schwartz) Kraft.
Kraft, Gerald was born on July 1, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Jule and Shirley (Schwartz) Kraft.
Student, University Chicago, 1952. Bachelor, Wayne University, 1955. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1957.
Managing director, Harvard University Statistical Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1958;
principal, United Research Inc., Cambridge, 1958-1961;
senior research associate, Sys. Analysis and Research Corporation, Boston, 1961-1964;
senior research associate, Regional and Urban Planning Implementation, Inc., Cambridge, 1964-1965;
president, director, Charles River Associations Inc., Boston, 1965-1992;
senior vice president, Charles River Associations Inc., Boston, 1993;
president, The GlaxoSmithKline Group, Ltd., since 1994;
chairman, Modern Broadcast Prodns. Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania.
Member planning committee, director Maritime Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1976-1979. Member Group I Council, member committees Transportation Research Board, 1977-1980. President Transportation Research Forum, 1977, vice president program, 1976.
Chairman 2nd International Tungsten Symposium, 1982.
Trustee, director, finance committee, executive committee, former chairman budget subcommittee, assistant treasurer Beth Israel Hospital. Past director Beth Israel Corporation. Trustee, finance committee, patient care and quality committee, audit and compliance committee Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Past director Medical Care Boston, Inc. Finance committee Commonwell, Inc. Member Harvard University Graduate School Arts & Sciences, advisory committee graduate student life Harvard University.
Advisory board Medifile, Inc. Member allocation subcommittee United Way. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Economic Association, Econometric Society, American Statistical Association, Institute Management Sciences, Operations Research Society of America (Boston Branch), International Wine and Food Society (past treasurer, past president, past chairman), Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Sous-Commanderie de Massachusetts(officier commandeur), Grand Senechal (past chef du protocole), Harvard Club Boston, University Club, Rotary (past board directors, trustee student aid fund, Paul Harris fellow), Fine Wine Council Massachusetts (board directors), Beefeater Club, Chaine des Rotisseurs (vice echanson), BAILLI, L'ordre Mondial, Confraternita Enogastronomica Toscana, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sandra Doris Johnson, August 7, 1955. Children: Michael Stanton, Lynn Barbara.