Background
Shiffer, James David was born on March 24, 1938 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Kenneth Frederick and Thelma Lucille (Good) Shiffer.
Shiffer, James David was born on March 24, 1938 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Kenneth Frederick and Thelma Lucille (Good) Shiffer.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1960. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 1962.
Nuclear engineer, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Eureka, California, 1961-1971;
technical manager, Pacific Gas & Electric. Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Avila Beach, California, 1971-1980;
manager nuclear operations, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco, 1980-1984;
vice president nuclear power generation, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco, 1984-1990;
senior vice president, general manager nuclear power generation business unit, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Francisco, 1990-1991;
executive vice president, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Francisco, 1991-1997;
retired, 1997;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Procter and Gamble&E Enterprises, San Francisco, 1994-1995;
also board directors, Procter and Gamble&E Enterprises, San Francisco. Board directors Nuclear Energy Institute, United States Oper.
Superior vena cava syndrome Company, Mathematics Engineering, Science Achievement.
Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, Commonwealth Club of California (board governors 1992-1997).
Married Margaret Edith Rightmyer, September 5, 1959 (divorced July 1986). Children: James II, Elizabeth Gonzales, Russell. Married Esther Zamora, September 13, 1986.
Stepchildren: Bryan Boots, Jeremy Hellier, Marisol Boots.