Background
Shields, Richard Tyner was born on February 22, 1908 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Edwin Willis and Martha (Deardorff) Shields.
Shields, Richard Tyner was born on February 22, 1908 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Edwin Willis and Martha (Deardorff) Shields.
Graduate, St. George's School, 1925. Bachelor of Philosophy, Yale, 1929. Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1931.
With Bankers Trust Company, New York City, 1937-1963, assistant trust officer, 1939-1944, assistant vice president, 1944-1950, vice president, investment research, 1950-1963. With War Production Board, 1942-1943, Office Lend Lease, 1943-1944. Vice president, director, member executive committee One William St. Fund, Inc., 1963-1965, director, member executive committee, 1965-1971.
Director Partners Fund, Inc., since 1975. Adviser General Electric Pension Fund, 1955-1963.
Member Yale Development Board, since 1967. Trustee, member finance committee Boys Club of New York, since 1964. Member of The River of New York (New York City), University (New York City).
Pauma Valley Country (California).
Married Jean Koehler, March 5, 1949 (divorced 1954). Married Elizabeth Bayne de Vegh, May 21, 1964.