Background

Gilmour, Robert Arthur was born on December 13, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Leon and Helen (Lawrence) Gilmour.

Education

AB magna cum laude, University of California, Davis, 1966; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1972.

Career

Lecturer history, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1972; assistant professor, University of Michigan, 1972; assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1972-1975; assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1975-1981; research fellow, American Institute for Economics Research, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1983; senior associate, American Institute for Economics Research, 1983-1985; director research, American Institute for Economics Research, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1985-1991. Chairman faculty American Institute for Economics Research, Great Barrington, 1985-1991, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 1991. Faculty associate Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1993.

Achievements

• Robert Arthur Gilmour has been listed as a noteworthy foundation executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • How to Cover the Gaps in Medicare: Health Insurance Options for the Retired (Economic Education Bulletin, Vol. XXVII No. 5, May 1987)
  • Coping with college costs: Common sense about college & family financial security (Economic education bulletin ; v. 28, no. 11)
  • How to Cover the Gaps in Medicare

Membership

Trustee Berkshire Community College Foundation, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1982-1984. Member AIER Corporation, Great Barrington, since 1985, Finance Committee, Peru, Massachusetts, 1987-1990. Counsel for charitable activities Progress Foundation, since 1991, trustee, since 1993;board directors Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York City, since 1993.

Member of advisory board Foundation for Advancement of Monetary Education, since 1997. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Economics Association, American Finance Association, Union League Club (New York City), Worthington (Massachusetts) Golf Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Cathryn Anne Fontana, June 23, 1979. 1 child, Cathryn Elizabeth.

Father:

Leon Gilmour

Mother:

Helen (Lawrence) Gilmour

Spouse:

Cathryn Anne Fontana

child:

Cathryn Elizabeth Gilmour