Background
Vries, Robert John De was born on August 18, 1932 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of John G. and Anna (Kool).
Vries, Robert John De was born on August 18, 1932 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of John G. and Anna (Kool).
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, Austin, 1958; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Business, Boston, 1960.
Security analyst Cyrus J. Lawrence & Sons, New York City, 1960-1964, Jas. H. Oliphant and Company, New York City, 1964-1966. Investment banker William D. Witter Inc., 1966-1968.
Vice president Management Planning Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1968-1973. President Cryomed Devices, Inc., 1973-1980. Vice president Smith Barney, Harris Upham, 1981-1984.
President, director, founder Robert J. De Vries and Company, Inc., Kansas City, 1984—2002. Managing director DeVries, Snedeker & Duncan, LLC, Overland Park, Kansas, since 2002.
Served with United States Air Force, 1952-1956. Institute of Chartered Finance Analyst, Harvard Club of New York, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Son of John G. and Anna (Kool) m. Patricia Lynn Jackson, December 22, 1962. Children: Robert John Junior, Garrett Andrew.