Richard A. Olshen

Background

Olshen, Richard A. was born on May 17, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of A.C. and Dorothy (Olds) Olshen.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1966.

Career

Research staff statistician, lecturer, Yale University, New Haven, 1966-1967; assistant professor of statistics, Stanford (California) U., 1967-1972; associate professor of statistics and mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972-1975; associate professor of mathematics, University of California, San Diego, 1975-1977; professor of mathematics, University of California, San Diego, 1977-1989; director laboratory for mathematics and statistics, University of California, San Diego, 1982-1989; professor of biostatistics School Medicine, Stanford University, since 1989; professor by courtesy department statistical, Stanford University, since 1990; professor by courtesy department electrical engineering, Stanford University, since 1995; chief division biostatistics, Stanford University, since 1998.

Achievements

• Richard A. Olshen has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Susan Abroff, 1979.

Father:

A.C. Olshen

Mother:

Dorothy (Olds) Olshen

Spouse:

Susan Abroff