Background
Burnstan, Rowland was born on November 9, 1901 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur H. and Lucie (Rowland) Burnstan.
Burnstan, Rowland was born on November 9, 1901 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Arthur H. and Lucie (Rowland) Burnstan.
Bachelor of Science, Lafayette College, 1925, Master of Arts, 1926, Doctor of Laws, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy (traveling fellow Western Europe), Columbia, 1929. Postgraduate Heidelberg University, Germany, 1930-1931.
Doctor of Science, Chicago, 1938.
Commercial work, South America, 1926-1927. Research economist New York State Tax Commission, 1927-1928. Research in commercial geography, Tunis and Algeria, North. Africa, 1929-1930.
Economist New York State Common for Revision Tax Law, 1930.
Lecturer economics, Heidelberg, Germany, 1930-1931. Economist unites states department Commerce, associate editor Survey of Current Business, 1931-1932.
Director marketing research Armour & Company, Chicago, 1932-1933. Member J.O. McKinsey & Company, Chicago, 1933-1935.
Business manager Chicago Times, 1935-1937.
Lecturer economics University of Chicago, 1933-1937. Professor economics Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1937, department chairman, 1941. Director aero division Minneapolis-Honeywell Company, 1941-1943.
President Lawrence Aeronautical.
Corporation, 1943-1950. Director School Aeronautical.
Electronics, University of Minnesota, 1941-1943. President Indian Motorcycle Company, 1944-1945.
Director European operations Pepsi-Cola Corporation, managing director, Pepsi-Cola de France, 1950-1954.
President, director Borg-Warner International Corporation, 1954-1961. Assistant secretary commerce Department Commerce, 1961-1962. President Industrial Relations Counselors, Incorporated., 1962-1964.
Chairman York Shipley, Limited.
(England), Euromat Attorney - General (Switzerland), Federated Purchaser Corporation. Chairman, director Borg & Beck do Brasil (Brazil).
Director British West Indies California California Panama (Panama), Borg-Warner Attorney - General (Switzerland), Freymon (Spain), Matfroid South America, Fiby South America (France), Torque, Wobron (Argentina), Yorkaire Py. (Australia), Skofel Italiana, South.R.L. (Italy), Henninger International (Germany), First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Chicago), Colonial Trust Company (New York City).
Treasurer, World Federation for Mental Health, 1965-1970.
Member of advisory committee Minnesota Institute Governmental Research. Representative New York State at National Tax Association, 1929. Member League of Nations Commission to Study Organisation of Peace.
Trustee Chicago Medical School, Meadville Theological Seminary, University of Chicago.
Board directors Unitarian Service Committee, National Tuberculosis Association.
Member J.O. McKinsey & Company, Chicago, 1933-1935. Member of advisory committee Minnesota Institute Governmental Research. Member League of Nations Commission to Study Organisation of Peace.
Trustee Chicago Medical School, Meadville Theological Seminary, University of Chicago.
Fellow Royal Economics Society. Member American Economics Association, Academy Political Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Aeronautical.
Science (associate). Member National Aeronautical.
Association, American Management Association (Vice-President, director, council, steering committee), New York Academy of Medicine, Royal Aeronautical. Society England, National Foreign Trade Council, Phi Gamma Delta.
Mason. Clubs: University, Congressional Country (Washington).
Married Naomi Sloan, October 19, 1929. Children: Rowland, Alex Sloan.