Background
Pollack, Gerald Alexander was born on January 14, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States 1938, naturalized 1944. Son of Stephen J. and Tini (Herschel) Pollack.
economist educator federal agency administrator
Pollack, Gerald Alexander was born on January 14, 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Came to United States 1938, naturalized 1944. Son of Stephen J. and Tini (Herschel) Pollack.
Bachelor, Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College, 1951; Master of Arts, Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1958.
Corporation economist, Leeds & Northrup Company, Philadelphia, 1958-1962; officer in charge international payments, unites states department State, Washington, 1962-1963; international economist, Joint Economics Committee of Congress, Washington, 1963-1965; chief economist, Office Special Republican for Trade Negotiations, 1964; deputy assistant secretary, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1965-1968; vice president, Loeb, Rhoades & Company. New York City, 1968-1969; vice president, Bendix Corporation, Southfield, Michigan, 1969-1970; vice president, Citibank, New York City, 1970-1971; international economist, Exxon Corporation, New York City, 1971-1986; vice president, chief economist, Overseas Shipholding Group, New York City, 1986-1989; associate professor finance, Pace U., New York City, 1990-1994; associate director for international economics Bureau Economics Analysis,, unites states department Commerce, since 1994.
Board directors Jamaica Estates Association, 1976-1980, Oakwood Friends School, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1979-1989. Trustee Lindley Murray Fund, 1990-1994. Member Greenwich Democratic Town Committee, 1992-1994, since 2001.
Clerk Flushing Monthly Meeting Society of Friends, 1990-1994. Member Greenwich Republican Town Meeting, 1999-2003. Board member Greenwich Forum on War and Peace, since 2006.
Member of Violoncello Society, Council on Foreign Relations, Fairfield County Symphony Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Patricia E. Sisterson. Children: Nora P. Silverman, Carol A. Pollack.