Background
Debs, Richard A. was born on October 7, 1930 in Providence. Son of Abraham George and Madge (Fatool) Debs.
Debs, Richard A. was born on October 7, 1930 in Providence. Son of Abraham George and Madge (Fatool) Debs.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Colgate University, 1952. Postgraduate (Fulbright scholar), Cairo University, 1953. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1956.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1963. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1958. Graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1973.
Researcher joint project, Harvard-Princeton, 1958-1959;
with, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, 1960-1976;
legal department, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1960-1964;
assistant counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1964-1969;
secretary of bank, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1965-1969;
vice president government bonds and securities, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1969-1972;
vice president loans and credits, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1969-1972;
vice president open market operations, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1972;
senior vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1973;
1st vice president, chief administrative officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1973-1976;
alternate member, Federal Open Market Committee, 1973-1976;
managing director, Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc., 1976-1987;
president, Morgan Stanley International Inc., 1976-1987;
chairman, Resident Advisor Debs & Company, since 1987;
advisory director, Morgan Stanley Group, since 1987;
chairman, The Malaysia Fund Inc., since 1987. Board directors International Bulk Journal Schroder Bank & Trust Company, Aubrey G. Lanston & Company, Saudi International Bank, London. Advisor Bank Julius Baer, since 1987, United Gulf Group (Kuwait), since 1987, Dai-Ichi Mutual Life, Tokyo, since 1988, Nissho Iwai Corporation, Tokyo, since 1990.
Chairman of Commission fiscal agency operations Federal Reserve System,1969-1976. Member Federal Reserve Steering Committee on Payments Mechanism, 1973-1976, Federal Reserve Steering Committee on International Banking, 1973-1976. Allied member of New York Stock Exchange, also chairman advising committee international capital markets.
Member committee multinational enterprises United States county International Business. Member international capital markets advising committee Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Member National Commision on Public Svc.
(The Volcker Commission). Member Overseas Development Council. Member United States Office Pers.
Management Task Force on Pay Reform. Member World Bank Advisory Group on Private Sector Development. Member business advisory county European Bank for Reconstrn. and Development, Russian-American Banking Forum.
Member Take Stock in American Committee, 1973-1976. Member Egypt-United States Business Council. Member of advisory county Near Eastern program Princeton University.
Member of New York State Savings Bond Committee, 1973-1976. Advisory county American Institute Banking, 1973-1976.
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Chairman emeritus, trustee Carnegie Hall. Board director Federation Protestant Welfare Agencies, Institute International Education. Trustee Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Barenboim-Said Foundation, American Universities Field Staff.
Trustee American University, Beirut, vice chairman, 1981-1994, chairman, since 1994. Board directors American Council on Germany. Member visiting committee Middle East Center Harvard University, 1976-1982, member visiting committee Center International Affairs.
Member Group of 30, Reuters Carnegie Global Public Policy Group, since 1999. Also chair executive committee Bretton Woods Committee. United States chairman United States-Saudi Arabia Business Council.
Member American Bar Association (committee Middle Eastern law), Association Bar City New York, Council Foreign Relations, Chamber of Commerce United States (international policy committee, chairman subcommittee on international economic development 1979-1987), Egyptian American Chamber of Commerce (chairman), New York City of C. and Industry, Japan Society, Asia Society, Foreign Policy Association (board governors), Economics Club, Century Association (New York City), Larchmont Yacht (New York ), River Club, Phi Beta Kappa Associates.
Married Barbara Knowles, July 19, 1958. Children: Elizabeth Anderson, Nicholas.
