Background
Sonnenfeldt, Richard Wolfgang was born on July 23, 1923 in Berlin. Son of Walter H. and Gertrude (Liebenthal) Sonnenfeldt.
Sonnenfeldt, Richard Wolfgang was born on July 23, 1923 in Berlin. Son of Walter H. and Gertrude (Liebenthal) Sonnenfeldt.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1949. Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania, 1956.
Manager engineering and production Radio Corporation of America, 1949-1962. General manager digital systems division Foxboro Company, 1962-1965. Chief executive officer, president, director Digitronics Corporation, 1965-1970.
Vice president Radio Corporation of America Corporation, 1970-1979. Chairman board directors, Chief Executive Officer Electronic Industrial Engineering Corporation, 1972-1975. Executive vice president operations NBC, New York City, 1979-1982.
Dean School Management Poly Institute New York, Brooklyn, 1982-1984, professor management, 1982—2009. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer NAPP Systems, Inc., 1987-1990. Chief Executive Officer Solar Outdoor Lighting, 1997—2009.
Lecturer Harvard University Business School, Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Consultant in field; board directors Tetktronix, Inc., Foxboro Company, Lee Enterprises, Decision Industries Corporation, Compuflight Corporation, Biospherics Inc., Deerpark Baking Company, Tridex Corporation, International Harvest Group, Communications Satellite Network Corporation, Medlife Software Inc., Solar Outdoor Lighting Inc.
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member American Council Germany, Council Foreign Relations, Tau Beta Pi, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Shirley C. Aronoff, December 23, 1949. Married Barbara A. Hausman, March 8, 1981. Children: Ann Elizabeth, Lawrence Alan, Michael William.