Background
COOMBS, Philip was born on August 15, 1915 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Chas and Nellie Coombs.
COOMBS, Philip was born on August 15, 1915 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Chas and Nellie Coombs.
Holyoke Public Schools, Amherst College, University of Chicago and Brookings Institute.
Adviser to Director of Office of Economics Stabilization 1945-1946. Deputy Director Veterans Emergency Housing Program 1946-1947. Professor, of Economics, Amherst College 1947-1949.
Economics Advisor to Governor Chester Bowles, Connecticut, Executive Director President's Materials Policy Commission (Paley Commission) 1951-1952.
Secretary and Director of Research, Fund for Advancement of Education (Ford Foundation) 1952-1961, Program Director, Education Division, Ford Foundation 1957-1961. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department, of State 1961-1962.
Fellow Council on Foreign Relations 1962-1963. Director Institute Institute for Educational Planning (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), Paris 1963-1968, Director of Research 1969-1970.
Visiting Professor, Harvard University Graduate.
School of Education 1969-1970. Company-founder Center for Educational Enquiry 1970. Vice-Chairman Institute Council for Educational Development since 1970.
United States Army and Economics Adviser, Office of Strategic Services 1942-1945. Institute of Social and Policy Studies, Yale University 1970-1972.
Married Helena Brooks in 1941.