Background
Halal, William Emitt was born on June 29, 1933 in Lebanon. Arrived in United States of America, 1939. Son of Emmitt and Alice (Khoury) Halal.
Halal, William Emitt was born on June 29, 1933 in Lebanon. Arrived in United States of America, 1939. Son of Emmitt and Alice (Khoury) Halal.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Purdue U, 1956. Master of Business Administration in International Business and Economic, University California, Berkeley, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Management, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Systems engineer Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Woodridge, New Jersey, 1960-1963. Program manager Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, New York, 1963-1965. Sales representative Castle & Cooke, Inc., San Francisco, 1967.
Personnel manager Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, California, 1968. Executive staff member Sate of California, 1968-1970. Assistant professor management San Francisco State University, 1970-1971.
Associate professor management American University, Washington, 1971-1979. Professor management George Washington University, since 1979. Consultant General Motors, since 1978, Japanese Executives, since 1987, University Maryland, since 1989, United States Naval Ordnance Station, 1990, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, 1990, United States Courts, 1975-1976, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, 1972.
Chairman business and economic task force Soviet-American Summit, 1989, 90. Participant computer conferencing study National Science Foundation, 1977-1980. Visiting lecturer University Innsbruck, Austria, 1987.
Editorial board Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Technology Analysis and Strategic Planning. Presenter in field.
Major United States Air Force, 1956-1960. Member Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (executive council), Academy Management, International Center for Integrative Studies, World Future Society (board directors), United States Association for the Club Rome, Corporation Forum New York (advisory board).
Married Carol Lynn Kirby, May 29, 1973. Children: Jason, Aurora.