Background
Craven, John Howard was born on February 7, 1921 in Eureka, Utah, United States. Son of Percy H. and Anna (Mathisen) Craven.
Craven, John Howard was born on February 7, 1921 in Eureka, Utah, United States. Son of Percy H. and Anna (Mathisen) Craven.
AB, Brigham Young University, 1942. M. Public Administration, Harvard, 1946. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1951.
Intern National Institute Public Affairs, 1942-1943. Economist State Department, 1945-1946. Assistant professor economics University Wyoming, 1947-1950.
Economist program staff Department Interior, 1951-1952. Program officer Institute Interam. Affairs, Bolivia, 1952-1953.
Associate economist Bank of America, San Francisco, 1954-1960, chief economist, 1960-1965, vice president, 1963-1965, Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco, 1965-1968, senior vice president, 1968-1973. Senior vice president, economist Union Bank, Los Angeles, since 1973. Member mission to Burma to study investment climate, 1961.
Member World Bank mission to Spain, 1961. Professor money and banking, also finance planning University of California at Los Angeles Extension, since 1982.
President Union Bank Foundation, 1981-1982. Trustee California National Health Service Foundation, since 1982. President, chairman National Health Service of Los Angeles, since 1984.
Deputy California Roundtable, since 1979, chairman deputy's task force on public finance, since 1983. Board directors Los Angeles Taxpayers Association, since 1985. Member American Economic Association, Western Economic Association, National Association Business Economists, National Economists Club, American Statistical Association, International Association Energy Economists, American Bankers Association (economic advisory committee 1978-1981), California Bankers Association (director research division), United States Chamber of Commerce (banking, monetary and fiscal policy committee 1978-1981) Lodges: Rotary International.
Married Lucile Hess, April 26, 1943. Children: Michael, David, Kathryn, Christopher.
