Background
WHITMAN, Marina von Neumann was born on March 6, 1935 in New York, United States. Daughter of John von Neumann and Mariette Kovesi (Mrs. J. H. Kuper).
WHITMAN, Marina von Neumann was born on March 6, 1935 in New York, United States. Daughter of John von Neumann and Mariette Kovesi (Mrs. J. H. Kuper).
Bachelor summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1956. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1962.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1975. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Williams College, 1980. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1980.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lehigh University, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Clemson University, 1984. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1984.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Eastern Michigan University, 1992.
Member faculty University Pittsburgh, 1962-1979, professor economics, 1971-1973, distinguished public service professor economics, 1973-1979. Vice president, chief economist General Motors Corporation, New York City, 1979-1985, group vice president public affairs, 1985-1992. Distinguished visiting professor business administration, public policy University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1992-1994, professor business administration, public policy, since 1994.
Member Trilateral Commission, 1973-1984, 88-95. Member President Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, 1987-1993. Member technical assessment advisory council United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment, 1990-1995.
Member Consultative Group on International Economics and Monetary Affairs, since 1979. Member United States Price Commission, 1971-1972, Council Economic Advisers, Executive Office of President, 1972-1973.
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Author: Government Risk-Sharing in Foreign Investment, 1965, International and Interregional Payments Adjustment, 1967, Economic Goals and Policy Instruments, 1970, Reflections of Interdependence: Issues for Economic Theory and United States Policy, 1979, New World, New Rules: The Changing Role of the American Corporation, 1999, American Capitalism and Global Convergence, 2003. Board editors: American Economic Review, 1974-1977. Member editorial board Foreign Policy.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Trustee National Bureau Economic Research, since 1993, Princeton University, 1980-1990, Institute Advanced Study, since 1999. Board directors Peterson Institute for International Economics, since 1986, Salzburg Seminar, since 1994, Eurasia Foundation, 1992-1995. Board overseers Harvard University, 1972-1978, member visiting committee Kennedy School, 1992-1998.
Member American Economic Association (executive committee 1977-1980), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Council Foreign Relations (director 1977-1987), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Robert Freeman Whitman, June 23, 1956. Children: Malcolm Russell, Laura Mariette.