Background
Vandell, Robert Frank was born on June 22, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank R. and Marjorie Drew (Pritchett) Vandell.
business administration educator
Vandell, Robert Frank was born on June 22, 1928 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank R. and Marjorie Drew (Pritchett) Vandell.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1950; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1952; Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1958.
Assistant professor, Harvard Business School, Boston, 1958-1961;
associate professor, Harvard Business School, Boston, 1961-1965;
professor business administration, Darden Business School, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1965-1988. Board directors Landmark Communication Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, TeleCable, Norfolk, several Merrill Lynch mutual funds, New York City. Chief investment officer VA Supplemental Retirement System, Richmond, 1984.
Chairman Vantage Finance Management Company.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Finance Management Association (Vice-President program 1986).
Married Margaret Wheeler Edwards, September 4, 1954 (divorced May 1984). Children: Robert Charles, Barbara Drew, Warren Edwards.