Background
Priest, Ward Curtiss was born on November 10, 1946 in Canton, New York, United States. Son of Dorman Eaton and Katherine Priest.
Public policy institute director
Priest, Ward Curtiss was born on November 10, 1946 in Canton, New York, United States. Son of Dorman Eaton and Katherine Priest.
Bachelor, Gettysburg College, 1968. Master of Science, Rensselear Polytech. Institute, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Rensselear Polytech.
Institute, 1972.
Teacher, Emma Willard School, Troy, New York, 1971-1972; consultant, C.F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio., 1973; principal analyst, Humanic Designs, Manhasset, New York, 1973-1974; system analyst, Spindletop Research, Lexington, Kentucky, 1974-1975; project director, Technology & Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1976; project leader, IOCS, Cambridge, 1976-1978; principal research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1986; president, Humanic Systems, Melrose, Massachusetts, 1973-1993; director, Center for Information, Technology and Society, Melrose, since 1986. Consultant GTE Corporation, 1988, New York-New England Exchange Corporation, Boston, 1991, Polariod Corporation, Cambridge, 1992, Education Products Information Exchange, Hampton Bay, New York, 1992-1993.
Panel member Office of Technology, Assessment, United States Congress, 1979-1989. Expert witness United States Congress, Washington, 1987. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Economics Association.