Background
Gilford, Leon was born on February 14, 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. Came to the United States, 1922, naturalized, 1928.
business executive and consultant
Gilford, Leon was born on February 14, 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. Came to the United States, 1922, naturalized, 1928.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1939; Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1949.
Member, War Department, 1941-1942;
chief operations research branch, United States Census Bureau, 1946-1960;
principal scientist, Operations Research, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland., 1960-1971;
chief statistician and director automatic data processing, United States Tariff Commission, Washington, 1971-1974;
special assistant for reliability, Atomic Energy Commission, Germantown, Maryland., 1974-1976;
special assistant office of director, United States Census Bureau, Washington, 1977-1981;
vice president research and development, Cobro Corporation, Wheaton, Maryland., 1982-1990. Member panel quality control national welfare program National Academy Sciences, 1986-1987. Member of advisory committee Department Energy, Washington, 1981-1984, member of advisory county National Center for Education Statistics, 1979.
Expert witness testimony to the United States Congress and Federal Circuit Court.
Captain United States Army, 1942-1946. Fellow American Statistical Association (county 1968-1970). Member Washington Statistical Society (president, vice president 1963-1965), Cosmos club (Washington). M C.
Married Dorothy Jeanne Morrow, March 31, 1950.