Leonard Lawrence Lederman

Background

Lederman, Leonard Lawrence was born on November 23, 1931 in New York City. Son of Hyman G. and Yetta (Dreyfus) Lederman.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, City College of New York, 1953; Master of Arts in Economics, New York University, 1957; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1955-1956; postgraduate, Princeton University, 1957-1958.

Career

Statistician, Barnard Research Inc., New York City, 1953-1954; research analyst, Maidenform Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey, 1954-1958; assistant manager manufacturing department, executive secretary committees on science and technical, also commercial use atomic energy, United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, 1958-1962; fellow, senior research advisor, Battelle Memorial Institute, Washington, 1963-1970; deputy head, Office Economics and Manpower Studies director, Office Exploratory Research and Problem Assessment, Research Applied to National Needs Directorate, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1970-1972; detailed to Executive Office of President as program manager, Productivity in New Technology Opportunities Program, 1971-1972; director, Office National R & D Assessment, 1972-1976; acting deputy assistant director planning and programs, Directorate for Science, Technological and International Affairs, 1976-1977; deputy assistant director and director strategic planning and assessment, Directorate for Science, Technological and International Affairs, 1977-1982, 90-; director strategic planning and assessment, senior staff associate, Directorate for Science, Technological and International Affairs, 1983-1986; head special analytical studies, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1987-1990; senior staff associate for strategic planning and assessment, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1990-1992; senior staff associate, director research on science and technical Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economics Sciences, National Science Foundation, since 1992; with, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1983. Consultant President's Task Force on Highway Safety.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Economics Association, American Management Association, World Future Society.

Connections

Married Florence Krinsky, May 19, 1956. Children: Hugh Daniel, Steven Mark, Michael Jay.

Father:

Hyman G. Lederman

Mother:

Yetta (Dreyfus) Lederman

Spouse:

Florence Krinsky

child:

Hugh Daniel Lederman

child:

Steven Mark Lederman

child:

Michael Jay Lederman