Background
Beck, Robert James was born on November 21, 1938 in Milwaukee. Son of Walter John and Evelyn Barbara (Bigus) Beck.
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Beck, Robert James was born on November 21, 1938 in Milwaukee. Son of Walter John and Evelyn Barbara (Bigus) Beck.
Bachelor of Science in Economics with honors, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1961. Master of Science in International Economics, University Wisconsin, 1965. Postgraduate, Wharton School, University Pennsylvania, 1967.
Postgraduate, University Oklahoma, 1981.
Actuarial assistant Milliman & Robertson, Milwaukee, 1963-1964. Research assistant University Wisconsin, 1964-1965. Economist, statistician Wisconsin Telephone Сompany, 1965-1968.
Director economic research Mackay Shields Economics, New York City, 1968-1969. Head operating planning Oil Service Company Iran, Ahwaz, 1969-1979. Economics editor Oil & Gas Journal, Tulsa, 1979-2000.
Developer, manager Oil & Gas Journal Energy Database, since 1984. Consultant Oil & Gas Journal, since 2000, Robert J. Beck & Associates, since 2000. Contract manager Oil & Gas Journal Online Research Center, since 2001.
Consultant Oil and Gas Journal Online Research Center, since 1994, Altec Energy, Centralia, Illinois, 1986—1990, Rainbow Petroleum, New York City, 1986, Farrar and Associates, Tulsa, 1985—1986, International Society Energy Advisers, since 2002.
Active Wisconsin Governor's Commission Economic Indicators, 1967, Nature Conservancy, Tulsa, since 1988, Philbrook Museum Art, Tulsa, since 1989, Tulsa Zoo, since 1991, Museum Fine Arts, Houston, since 1999, Gilcrease Museum, Philbrook Art Museum, Tulsa Mayor's Energy Advisory Committee, since 2002, Tulsa Committee Foreign Relations, since 2002. Board directors, president Energy Literacy Project, since 1996. President Young Democrats, West Allis, Wisconsin, 1960—1962.
Member of Indiana Petroleum Association American (member supply and demand committee, member cost study committee), United States Association Energy Economics, Association Petroleum Writers, National Association Business Economics, International Association Energy Advisers, International Association Energy Economics (council).
Married Mary Ellen Drew, January 20, 1968 (divorced August 1978). Married Connie Sue Sparling, August 2, 1988 (divorced May 1994).