Background
McNAMARA, Robert was born on June 9, 1916 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert James McNamara and Clara Nell Strange.
McNAMARA, Robert was born on June 9, 1916 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Robert James McNamara and Clara Nell Strange.
University of California and Harvard University.
Assistant Professor, in Business Administration, Harvard University 1940-1943. Served Army, Air Force 1943-1946. Executive Ford Motor Company 1946-1961, Vice-President 60, President 1960-1961.
United States Secretary of Defense 1961-1968. President IBRD (World Bank) 1968-1981. Administration Royal Dutch Shell since 1981.
Director The Washington Post Company July 1981 -, Bank of America since 1981, Coming Glass Works since 1981, TWA since 1981. Chairman Overseas Development Council January since 1982. Adviser Robeco Group since 1982.
The Essence of Security: Reflections in Office 1968, One Hundred Countries— Two Billion People 1973, The McNamara Years at the World Bank 1981, Blundering into Disaster, Out of the Cold: New Thinking for American Foreign and Defence Policy in the 21st Century 1990.
Steering Committee on IBRD Reorganisation since 1987. Ford Foundation, Brookings Institute, California Institute of Technology, Urban Institute. American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, Advisory Council, Institute Reporting Systems 1981-1983, Barbara Ward Fund since 1982.
Married Margaret Craig McNamara (died in 1981).