Background
Olson, Lawrence Smedley was born on September 30, 1945 in Buffalo. Son of Ralph Boyd and Mary Emma (Smedley) Olson.
Olson, Lawrence Smedley was born on September 30, 1945 in Buffalo. Son of Ralph Boyd and Mary Emma (Smedley) Olson.
Bachelor in Economics, Stanford University, 1967. Master of Arts in Economics, University Chicago, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Chicago, 1976.
Fellow Ingersoll Foundation, 1970—1971, National Institute of Mental Health, 1971—1974. Statistical analyst Mountain Bell Telephone, Denver, 1970. Graduate student consultant Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1973.
Assistant professor economics and education University Rochester, New York, 1974—1978. Senior economist Data Resources, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, 1978—1979, director public economics consultant group Washington, 1981—1982. Vice president SAGE Associates, Inc., 1982—1984.
Director, management consultant services Coopers & Lybrand, 1984—1989. Senior manager Washington National Tax Practice Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Peat Marwick, since 1989. Expert witness House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging.
United States District Court Eastern Michigan Keynote speaker White House Conference on Aging, 1981. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1967-1970, Vietnam.
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Member Boston Police Community Task Force. Member of University Chicago Alumni Association, Stanford Alumni Association, National Association Business Economists, Econometric Society, American Economic Association.
Married Resha Mae Putzrath, May 13, 1978.