Background
Rich, Michael David was born on January 23, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ben Robert and Faye (Mayer) Rich.
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Rich, Michael David was born on January 23, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ben Robert and Faye (Mayer) Rich.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1973; Juris Doctor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976.
Extern law clerk to judge, United States District Court, Boston, 1976; staff member, Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1976-1985; director resource management program, Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1980-1985; deputy vice president, Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1986; vice president national security research and director National Defense Research Institute, Research and Development, Santa Monica, California, 1986-1993; senior vice president, Research and Development, 1993-1995; executive vice president, Research and Development, since 1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors Council for Aid to Education, since 1996.
Board directors WISE & Healthy Aging, Council Aid to Education, chairman, 1996—2005. Member board councillors University of California at Los Angeles Foundation, since 2000. Member finance oversight committee Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, 2000—2004.
Board advisers Santa Monica-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. Member advisory council Everychild Foundation. Chairman board trustees The Communications Institute, 2003—2009.
Member of International Institute Strategic Studies (member governing council 2001-2007, chairman board trustees IISS-United States 2004-2009, member governing council since 2009), Council Foreign Relations.
Married Debra Paige Granfield, January 12, 1980. Children: Matthew, William.