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Roosa, Robert Vincent was born on June 21, 1918 in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Son of Harvey Mapes and Ruth Elizabeth (Lagerquist) Rosa.
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Roosa, Robert Vincent was born on June 21, 1918 in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Son of Harvey Mapes and Ruth Elizabeth (Lagerquist) Rosa.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1939. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1942.
Doctor of Science in Business Administration, University Michigan, 1962. Doctor of Laws, Wesleyan University, 1963. Doctor of Laws, Williams College, 1974.
Teacher economics University Michigan, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1939-1943. With Federal Reserve Bank New York, 1946-1960, assistant vice president research department, 1953-1954, assistant vice president securities department, 1954-1956, vice president research department, 1956-1960. Under secretary for monetary affairs United States Treasury, 1961-1964.
Partner Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, New York City, 1965-1993. Advisory committee International Finance Corporation. Director American Express Company, American Express International Banking Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Texaco, Inc.
Chairman New York Stock Exchange Advisory Committee. International Capital Market.
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Author: Federal Reserve Operations in the Money and Government Securities Market, 1956, Monetary Reform for the World Economy, 1965, The Dollar and World Liquidity, 1967, (with Milton Friedman) The Balance of Payments. Free Versus Fixed Exchange Rates, 1967. Editor: Money, Trade and Economic Growth, 1951.
Board directors National Bureau Economic Research. Former vice chairman, trustee Rockefeller Foundation. Chairman Brookings Institution.
Trustee Sloan Kettering Institute Cancer Research. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Council Foreign Relations, Conference Business Economists, American Economic Association, American Finance Association (president 1967), United Nations Association (board governors policy studies), Royal Economic Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Harvard, Economic (president 1970-1971), Links, Pilgrims of the United States (New York City). Century Association, Cosmos (Washington). Manursing Island, Apawamis (Westchester County).
Married Ruth Grace Amende, March 16, 1946. Children: Meredith Ann Roosa Inderfurth, Alison Ruth Roosa Cluff.
