Background
Holland, Robert Carl was born on April 7, 1925 in Tekamah, Nebraska, United States. Son of Carl Luther and Gretchen (Thompson) Holland.
Holland, Robert Carl was born on April 7, 1925 in Tekamah, Nebraska, United States. Son of Carl Luther and Gretchen (Thompson) Holland.
Student, University Nebraska, 1942-1943, 46; Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1948; Master of Arts in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1959.
Instructor money and banking, University of Pennsylvania, 1948-1949; with, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1949-1961; vice president, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1959-1961; with Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1961-1976; member of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1973-1976; secretary of board, Federal Reserve System, 1968-1971; executive director, Federal Reserve System, 1971-1973; secretary to federal open market committee, Federal Reserve System, 1966-1973; president, Committee for Economics Development, Washington, 1976-1990; senior economics consultant, Committee for Economics Development, Washington, 1990-1996. Senior fellow, board directors SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management, University of Pennsylvania,1990-. Senior fellow department Legal Studies, University of Pennsylvania, since 1992.
With Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member American Economics Association, National Academy Public Administration, International Society of Business Economics and Ethics, Cosmos Club, Kenwood Country Club (Bethesda, Maryland.), Beta Theta Pi.
Married DeEtte Harriet Hedlund, September 7, 1947. Children: Joan DeEtte Holland Geltz, Nancy Gretchen Holland Kerr, Timothy Robert.