Background
Lewis, Roger was born on January 11, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Clarence V. and Charlotte (Gibbons) Lewis.
Transportation company executive
Lewis, Roger was born on January 11, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Clarence V. and Charlotte (Gibbons) Lewis.
AB, Stanford University, 1934.
Director materiel, later assistant sales manager, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1934-1947;
vice president, Canadair Ltd., Montreal, Canada, 1947-1950;
vice president, Curtiss-Wright Corp, 1950-1953;
assistant secretary, United States Air Force, 1953-1955;
executive vice president, Pan Am World Airways, 1955-1962;
chairman, president, General dynamics corporation, 1962-1970;
president, General dynamics corporation, 1970-1971;
president, chairman, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1971-1975;
senior vice president corporation finance, Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & Trask Inc., 1975-1978;
director, Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & Trask Inc. Consultant Loeb Rhoades Hornblower. Board directors Bunker-Ramo Corporation, Granger Associations, National Alliance Businessmen, National Industrial Conference Board.
Trustee Stanford University.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Links Club, University (New York City). Metropolitan (Washington).
Bohemian (San Francisco), Sigma Nu.
Married Elly Thummler, March 8, 1938. Children: Ronald, Gail Lewis Tobin, Pamela Lewis Casey.