Background
Shreve, Robert Owen was born on February 16, 1918 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of William Owen and Pearl (Standefer) Shreve.
management consultant business economist
Shreve, Robert Owen was born on February 16, 1918 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of William Owen and Pearl (Standefer) Shreve.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Social Science, Stanford University, 1939; Master of Business Administration in Business, Stanford University, 1941.
General freight agent, Parr-Richmond Terminal Company, San Francisco, 1941-1948;
from director transportation economics research to senior industrial economist, Socially Responsible Investment International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, California, 1948-1971;
from manager administration to associate director international economics, Socially Responsible Investment International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, California, 1975-1979;
director administration division manufacturing industries and technical management, Socially Responsible Investment International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, California, 1980-1981;
senior management consultant, Socially Responsible Investment International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), London, 1971-1975;
director finance and administration Europe, Middle East and Africa, Socially Responsible Investment International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), London, 1979. Lecturer ocean transportation Stanford (California) U. Graduate School Business, 1949. Consultant office operations research Department United States Army, Japan and Korea, 1951-1952.
Consultant International Cooperative Administration and Government of Philippines, Manila, 1956, Scandinavian Airlines System, Stockholm, 1959-1979, Min. of Economy, Lisbon, Portugal, 1965, World Bank, Rio de Janeiro, 1965-1966, United States Agency for International Development and South Vietnam, Saigon, 1967-1968, Patronato Juan de la Cierba, Madrid, Spain, 1970, Min. Comm., Kuwait, 1977-1979, and other private organizations throughout the world.
Consultant Executive Service Corps San Francisco Bay Area, since 1981. Consultant, field associate International Executive Service Corps, Stamford, Connecticut, since 1981. Board directors Palo Alto History Association, 1985-1991, Visiting Nurse Association San Mateo County, California, since 1990.
Married Flora Isabel Smith Coltrin, July 26, 1949. Children: Barbara, Catherine, Cynthia.