Background
Ness, Robert William Van was born on January 16, 1934 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter John and Meerah Louise (Chase) Van Ness.
Ness, Robert William Van was born on January 16, 1934 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Walter John and Meerah Louise (Chase) Van Ness.
Bachelor, Tufts University, Medford, 1956.
Director technical recruiting American Mutual Insurance Company, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 1960—1964. Director personnel W.R. Grace Company, Cambridge, 1964—1967, Becton-Dickinson Company, Sharon, 1967—1973. Director human resources Honeywell Company, Wellesley, 1973—1980.
Vice president Boston Resource Collaborative, Waltham, since 1980. Captain United States Air Force, 1956-1960.
Member of American Society Personnel Administrators, Tufts Alumnae Association, Air Force Association, United States Navy Institute, Boston Republic Club.
Married Sandra Kent Crowley, September 9, 1961. Children: Stephen Case, Susan Kent.