Background
Nathan, Robert Roy was born on December 25, 1908 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis and Hannah (Schnee) Nathan.
Nathan, Robert Roy was born on December 25, 1908 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Louis and Hannah (Schnee) Nathan.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University Pennsylvania, 1931. Master of Arts in Economics, University Pennsylvania, 1933. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1938.
Doctor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1972.
Research assistant University Pennsylvania, 1931-1933. Economist Bureau Foreign and Domestic Commerce Department Commerce, 1933-1936. Chief national income division United States Department Commerce, Washington, 1936-1940.
Associate director research and statistics Defense Advisory Commission, 1940-1942. Chairman planning committee War Production Board, 1942-1943. Deputy director Office War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945.
President, chairman board Robert R. Nathan Associate, Inc., 1946-1979. Chairman, consultant economist Robert R. Nathan Associates, Inc., from 1979. Consultant French Government, 1946, United Nations Korean Reconstrn.
Agency, 1952-1953, Burma Government, 1951-1958, Embassy Viet Nam, 1958-1961, Government Puerto Rico, 1958-1961, Government Colombia, 1959, Government Afghanistan, 1961-1972, Government El Salvador, 1964-1970, Republic of Korea, 1964-1969, 73-75, Government of Costa Rica, 1961-1965, 73, Trust Territory Pacific Islands, 1965-1967, 76—, Malaysia, 1967-1968, 76-78, Government Ghana, 1969-1970, Government Nigeria, 1970-1972, Taiwan, 1972-1975. Consultant Government Honduras, 1974-1975, Government Indonesia, 1974-1976, Government Venezuela, 1974, Thailand, 1974-1976, Western Samoa, 1975-1976, Mariana Islands, 1976-1978, Bangladesh, 1976-1986, Bolivia, 1976-1986, Philippines, 1976-1979, Government Egypt, 1982-1989, Government of Lebanon, 1983-1985.
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Chairman Rockefeller Public Service Award Selection Committee, 1965-1981, National Commission Money and Credit, 1959-1961. Member board National Consumers League, 1970-1979. Member board economic advisers Time Magazine, 1970-1980.
Honorary trustee Committee Economic Development, Asia Society, American Freedom from Hunger Foundation, 1968-1973. Chairman executive committee Americans for Energy Independence, 1977-1985 board overseers University Pennsylvania Wharton School, 1973-1982. Board visitors department economics Boston University, 1977-1981.
Member President's Pay Advisory Committee, 1979. Member board advisers Yale Growth Center, since 1985. With Army of the United States, 1943.
Fellow American Statistical Association (vice president 1940). Member American Economic Association, National Planning Association, National Academy Public Administration (trustee 1975), Americans for Democratic Action (national chairman 1957-1959), Council Foreign Relations, United Nations Association United States of America (board director, chairman policy committee Space Communications and the United Nations 1970-1971, board director since 1975), Society Fellows Anti-Defammation League (chairman), Overseas Development Council (national council), Public Welfare Foundation (board directors since 1984), Society International Development, National Academy Social Insurance (trustee, treasurer), Phobia Society of America (trustee since 1987). Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
National Economists. Lodges: B'nai B'rith (president 1967-1968).
Married Mary Tillotson, 1947. Children: Richard A., Ann L., David A.