William Robert Sears

Background

Sears, William Robert was born on March 5, 1920 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Bertha (Jay) Sears.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1946; Master of Arts in International Economics (Melville Jacoby fellow 1950-1951), Stanford University, 1951.

Career

Foreign finance editor, United Press (now United Press International), New York City, 1945-1950; manager sales and promotion, Sylvania Electric Company, San Francisco, 1951-1960; manager marketing services, Philco Corporation, Palo Alto, California, 1960-1963; managing partner, Sears & Company (Management Cons.), San Francisco and San Mateo, California, since 1959. Visiting lecturer University of California at San Francisco, 1958-1959, U. Santa Clara, 1960-1961.

Achievements

• William Robert Sears has been listed as a noteworthy management consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member Sales and Marketing Executives Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Mensa. Clubs: Yale of New York, Stanford, Sometimes Tuesday, Rumpole Society (president).

Connections

Married Alice Hart, April 24, 1942. Children— Richard Collier, Beth Susan, Catherine Jill.

Father:

Isaac Sears

Mother:

Bertha (Jay) Sears

Spouse:

Alice Hart

child:

Richard Collier Sears

child:

Catherine Jill Sears

child:

Beth Susan Sears