Background
Hitch, Charles Johnston was born on January 9, 1910 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Arthur Martin and Bertha (Johnston) Hitch.
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Hitch, Charles Johnston was born on January 9, 1910 in Boonville, Missouri, United States. Son of Arthur Martin and Bertha (Johnston) Hitch.
Associate of Arts, Kemper Military School, 1929. Bachelor with highest distinction, University Arizona, 1931. Doctor of Laws, University Arizona, 1962.
Postgraduate, Harvard, 1932. Bachelor with first class honors (Rhodes scholar), Oxford University, 1934. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1938.
Doctor of Science in Commerce, Drexel University, 1963. Doctor of Laws, University Pittsburgh, 1968. Doctor of Laws, University Missouri, 1968.
Doctor of Laws, George Washington University, 1976. Doctor of Engineering, Colorado School Mines, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa, University Judaism, 1973.
D. Public Policy, Rand Graduate Institute, 1985.
Began as fellow, praelector, tutor, Queen's College, University of Oxford, 1935-1948;
general editor, Oxford Economics Papers, 1941-1948;
visiting professor, U. São Paolo, Brazil, 1947;
chief economics division, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1948-1961;
director research program. Assistant secretary defense (comptroller), 1961-1965;
vice president business and finance, University of California, 1965-1966;
vice president of administration, University of California, 1966-1967;
president university, University of California, 1968-1975;
professor economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1965-1975;
emeritus. President, Resources for the Future, 1975-1979;
also director, Resources for the Future.
Visiting professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1950. Irving Fisher research professor Yale, 1957. Staff economist Mission for Economics Affairs, United States Embassy, London, 1941-1942.
Staff economist planning committee War Production Board, 1942-1943. Chief stabilization controlsdiv. Office War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945-1946.
Chairman general advising committee Energy Research and Development Administration, 1975-1977. Member Energy Research Advisory Board Department Energy, 1978-1985, Assembly Engineering, National Research Council, 1975-1978, National Petroleum Council, 1975-1978. Member of advisory council Gas Research Institute, 1976-1984, Electric PowerResearch Institute, 1978-1985.
Member Research Coordination Council, Gas Research Institute, 1984-1987. Director Aerospace Corporation, 1975-1982.
Trustee Asia Foundation, Center Biotechnology Research. Board directors American Council on Education, 1971-1974. Served as 1st lieutenant, Office of Strategic Services United States Army, 1943-1945.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Public Administration, Econometric Society. Member American Economic Association (vice president 1965), Royal Economic Society, Operations Research Society of America (council 1955-1958, president 1959-1960), Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Bohemian (San Francisco).
Cosmos (Washington).
Son of Arthur Martin and Bertha (Johnston) H. M. Nancy Winslow Squire, March 20, 1942. 1 daughter, Caroline Rubio.