Richard Norman Foster

Background

Foster, Richard Norman was born on June 10, 1941 in Cleveland. Son of William Howard and Norma Foster.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1963. Master of Science, Yale University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1966.

Career

Product manager Union Carbide Corporation, New York City, 1966-1968. Manager ABT Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1973. Associate McKinsey & Company, Incorporated, New York York City, 1973-1978, partner, 1978-1982, senior partner, 1982—2004.

Co-founder, managing partner Millbrook Management Group, LLC, since 2004. President Yale Science and Engineering Association, New Haven, 1978-1981. Director Santa Fe Institute, 1996-2004.

Board directors Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Cabs., Trust Company of the West, Athenahealth, Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Innosight LLC. Board directors, nominating and membership committee Council Foreign Relations.

Achievements

• Richard Norman Foster has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Creative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market--And How to Successfully Transform Them

Membership

Board directors Allen-Stevenson School, New York City, since 1983, Trinity Episcopal School, New York City, since 1987, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, W.M. Keck Foundation, Council for Aid to Education. Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Connections

Children: Lucien L., Douglas N.

Father:

William Howard Foster

Mother:

Norma Foster

child:

Lucien L. Foster

child:

Douglas N. Foster