Background
Banks, Louis Layton was born on June 17, 1916 in Pittsburgh. Son of Louis Layton and Laura S. (Shrom) Banks.
Banks, Louis Layton was born on June 17, 1916 in Pittsburgh. Son of Louis Layton and Laura S. (Shrom) Banks.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1937; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1938-1940; Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Rollins College, 1968; Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Wilkes College, 1980; Doctor of Hebrew Literature Nieman fellow, Harvard University, 1969-1970.
Corresponding, editor Time magazine, 1945-1961. Assistant managing editor Fortune magazine, 1961-1965, managing editor, 1965-1970. Editorial director Time Inc., 1970-1973, director, Harvard Magazine, Foote, Cone & Belding Communications Inc.
Carroll Ford Foundation. Visiting professor Business School, Harvard, 1973-1976. Adjunct professor management Sloan School Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976-1993.
Served as naval aviator United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member New York City Council on Foreign Relations Clubs: Naples (Florida) Yacht. Indian Creek Country (Kilmarnock, Virginia).
St. Botolph's (Boston).
Son of (Shrom) B.; married Mary Margaret Campbell, April 21, 1945. Children: Robert, William, Theodore, Margaret Czekaj.