Background
Shepherd, Pearce was born on December 3, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin S. and Alice Mary (Pearce) Shepherd.
Shepherd, Pearce was born on December 3, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edwin S. and Alice Mary (Pearce) Shepherd.
Student Western State Normal School, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1916-1920. Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1924.
Clerk, Marcus Gunn & Lynn A. Glover, Chicago, 1921-1925, North American Reassurance County, New York City, 1925-1928, assistant actuary and assistant secretary, 1928-1932. Mathematician Prudential Insurance Company, Newark, 1932-1935, assistant actuary, 1935-1942, associate actuary, 1942-1943, Second vice president, 1943-1947, vice-president and associate actuary, 1947-1954, vice-president and actuary, 1954-1959, vice president, chief actuary, 1959-1962, senior vice-president and chief actuary, 1962-1966. Chairman Executive Committee Medical Information Bureau, 1963.
Chairman Health Insurance Council, 1965.
Secretary United States section, permanent committee for International Congresses Actuaries.
Fellow Society Actuaries (president 1958-1959). Member Home Office Life Underwriters Association (president 1946), Phi Beta Kappa, East Orange New Jersey.
Married Margaret Doheny, November 25, 1919.