Robert Gene Cox

Background

Cox, Robert Gene was born on June 3, 1929 in Liberal, Kansas, United States. Son of Clarice Eldon and Margaret Verene (Jones) Cox.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University New Mexico, 1951. Juris Doctor, University New Mexico, 1955. Graduate, Foreign Service Institute, 1956.

Graduate, Harvard Business School, 1979.

Career

Joined Foreign Service, 1956. 3d to 2d secretary American Embassy, Panama, 1956-1958. American Consul, Caracas, Venezuela, 1959-1961.

Korea desk officer Department State, Washington, 1961-1962, chief of staff management planning, 1963-1965, officer in charge Mission to Israel, 1965. Staff assistant to President United States The White House, 1966-1968. Partner William H. Clark Associates, New York City and Chicago, 1968-1971.

Senior staff officer United Nations Secretariat, Vienna and New York City, 1971-1972. President Hennes & Cox, Incorporated, New York York City, Washington and Los Angeles, 1972-1975. Principal, national director human resource systems Ernst & Ernst, Cleveland, 1975-1978.

Partner, managing director Arthur Young & Company, New York City, 1979-1983. President PA Executive Search Group, 1983-1986. Chairman PA Computers and Telecommunications NA, 1985-1986.

Managing director A.T. Kearney, Inc., 1987-1990, 93-96. Executive vice president Oxford Analytica, Incorporated, New York York City, 1990-1992. Executive director Oxford Analytica Ltd., England, 1990-1992.

President Nelson O'Connor & Cox, Tucson, from 1996. Member history faculty Florida State University, 1958. Consultant Commission United States-Latin-American Relations, 1974.

Senior advisor Commission Organization of Government for Conduct of Foreign Policy, 1974-1975. Expert witness on military value of Panama Canal United States House of Representatives, 1977. ITT lecturer Georgetown University, 1981.

Achievements

• Robert Gene Cox has been listed as a noteworthy Management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Selection of the chief executive officer: A description of recruitment options and methods, focused on the CEO, but applicable to executives at all levels

Membership

Member Pacific Council International Policy. Board directors community drug control program, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 1971-1972, Unitarian-Universalist Christian Fellowship, 1987-1990. Deputy to county chairman Albuquerque Democratic Party, 1954.

Advisor on executive selection to transition staff of President-elect Carter, 1976-1977. Member board advisors Georgetown University Program in Business Diplomacy, 1985-1995. Board directors Council on Economic Priorities, 1982-1986, LeRoy Industries, Inc., 1984-1987, 89-91, Alden Owners, Inc., 1986-1988.

Trustee Meadville Theological School University Chicago, 1986-1992. Governor Manchester College Oxford University, 1991-1996, councillor, 1992-1996, honorary governor since 1996. Trustee Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York City, 1980-1984, secretary, 1979-1980, president, 1983-1984, deacon, 1985-1992.

Lay preacher Manchester College Chapel, Oxford University, 1990-1996. Member vestry St. Philip's Episcopalian Church, Tucson, since 1996, senior warden, since 1997. Member Jonesville (Michigan) Heritage Association, Council Foreign Relations (chairman study group on immigration and United States foreign policy 1978), Royal Economic Society (England), American Society International Law, Unitarian History Society England, Martineau Society England, International Association Religious Freedom, Sons of the American Revolution.

Connections

Married Eileen Frances Hinshaw, July 10, 1953. Children: Ann Rebecca Cox Taylor, Allan Robert.

Father:

Clarice Eldon Cox

Mother:

Margaret Verene (Jones) Cox

Spouse:

Eileen Frances Hinshaw

child:

Allan Robert Cox

child:

Ann Rebecca Cox Taylor Cox