Background
Fri, Robert Wheeler was born on November 16, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer O. and Cora Ruth (Wheeler) Fri.
Fri, Robert Wheeler was born on November 16, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Homer O. and Cora Ruth (Wheeler) Fri.
Bachelor of Arts, Rice U., 1957; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1959.
Association, McKinsey & Company, Washington, 1963-1968; principal, McKinsey & Company, 1968-1971, 73-75; deputy administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1971-1973; acting administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 1973; deputy administrator, Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, 1975-1977; acting administrator, Energy Research and Development Administration, 1977; head United States delegation to, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1977; president, Energy Transition Corporation, 1978-1986; president, Resources for the Future, 1986-1995; senior fellow, Resources for the Future, since 1995; director, National Museum Natural History, since 1996. Board directors American Electric Power Company, Hagler Bailly, Inc., Science Svc., Inc. Member National Petroleum Council.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1959-1962. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Jean Landon, January 16, 1965. Children— Perry, Sean, Kirk.