Background
Halpern, Merril Mark was born on May 4, 1934 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Belle (Schwartz) Halpern.
Halpern, Merril Mark was born on May 4, 1934 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Belle (Schwartz) Halpern.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1956. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1962.
With Ernst & Ernst, New York City, 1956-1960, senior accountant, 1958-1960. With McDonnell & Company, Inc., 1962-1968, vice president, 1967-1968. Partner, director corporation finance H. Hentz & Company, New York City, 1969-1970.
Principal Merril M. Halpern & Company, 1970-1973. President Charterhouse Group, Inc., 1973-1984, chairman board, 1984—2006, emeritus chairman, since 2007. With United States Army, 1957-1958.
Trustee National Humanities Center, since 2000, Continuum Health Partners, since 2001.
Married Phyllis Goldstein, June 14, 1960 (divorced). Children: Belle Linda, Jennifer, Samuel, Isaac. Married Dolores M. Eckersley, August 28, 1991.
