Background
Brody, Aaron Leo was born on August 23, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan and Lillian (Gorman) Brody.
(Aaron Brody's doctoral thesis was on the creation of this...)
Aaron Brody's doctoral thesis was on the creation of this Strain Gage Denture Tenderometer which went on to be adapted as the General Foods Texturometer (itself considered to be a pioneering machine) which was used in the development of the widely used technique - Texture Profile Analysis.
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1957
Brody, Aaron Leo was born on August 23, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan and Lillian (Gorman) Brody.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1957. Master of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Boston, 1970.
Head food research laboratories Whirlpool Company, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1957-1961. Packaging and product development manager Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, New Jersey, 1961-1966. Packaging coordinator Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1973.
New ventures manager Mead Packaging, Atlanta, 1973-1981. Manager marketing development Container Corporation American, Oaks, Pennsylvania, 1981-1985. Vice president strategic studies Schotland Business Research Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1985-1991.
Managing director Rubbright/Brody, Inc., Duluth, Georgia, 1991-2001. President, Chief Executive Officer Packaging/Brody, Inc., since 2001. Course director Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1959—1961.
Instructor Emory University, 1979. Adjunct associate professor department food science University Delaware, Newark, 1983—1986. Visiting professor St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, 1990.
Adjunct professor Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, 1990, University Georgia, since 1995. Senior instructor Keller Grad School Management, since 1996. With United States Army, 1952-1954.
(Aaron Brody's doctoral thesis was on the creation of this...)
1957
Member National Defense Executive Reserve, 1978—1988. Member food service advisory committee United States Navy, 1958—1962. Member optimal program education, secretary DeKalb County, Georgia, 1975.
Active Kerry for Congress campaign, 1972, Levitas for Congress campaign, 1974. Member president's council Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, 1984—1989. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Food Technologists (Industrial Achievement award 1964, Riester-Davis Food Packaging Achievement award 1988, Inds.
Scientist award 1994, Nicholas Appert award 2000), Packaging Institute (vice president 1973-1979). Member: Product Development and Management Association, New York Academy of Sciences, Institute Packaging Professionals (honorary Member of the Year 1994-1995, lifetime certified profl), Planning Executives Institute, League International Food Education, Society Packaging Professionals, Michigan State University Beaumont Tower Society, Toastmasters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Club (president 1977-1979, member executive committee, vice president educational council), Sigma Xi.
Married Carolyn Goldstein, April 11, 1953. Children: Stephen, Glen, Robyn.