Background
Fortune, Robert Russell was born on November 22, 1916 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Colin C. and Minnie M. (Brown) Fortune.
Fortune, Robert Russell was born on November 22, 1916 in Collingswood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Colin C. and Minnie M. (Brown) Fortune.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1940.
With, Haskins & Sells (Certified Public Accountants), 1940-1942, 46-48;
with, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Allentown, 1948-1984;
vice president finance, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, 1966-1975;
executive vice president finance, director, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, 1975-1984. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Association Electric and Gas Insurance Superior vena cava syndrome Ltd., 1984-1993. Chairman, president Indiana Square Income Securities, Inc., Chestnut St. Exch.
Fund; board directors Temporary Investment Fund, Inc., Municipal Fund for Temporary Investment, Trust for Short-Term Federal Securities.
Treasurer Allentown School District Authority, 1963-1985, Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, 1985-1994. With United States Navy, 1942-1946. Member Finance Executives Institute, American, Pennsylvania institutes Certified Public Accountants Clubs: Lehigh Country.
Married Christine E. Dent, November 10, 1956.