Whitman speaks at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy in 2015
Born
(1935-03-06) March 6, 1935 (age 89)
New York City, U.S.
Nationality
American
Citizenship
United States
Education
B.A., Radcliffe College, 1956
M.A., Columbia University 1959
Ph.D., Columbia University,1962
Occupation(s)
Economist Automobile executive Writer
Employer
University of Michigan
Board member of
National Bureau of Economic Research
Institute for International Economics
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton
Alcoa
Chase Manhattan Corporation and Bank
Procter and Gamble
Unocal
Spouse
Robert Freeman Whitman
(m. 1956)
Children
Malcolm Russell Whitman
Laura Mariette Whitman
Parent
John von Neumann
Marietta (Kövesi) von Neumann (later Mrs. J.B.H. Kuper)[1]
Notes
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Marina von Neumann Whitman (born March 6, 1935) is an American economist, writer and former automobile executive. She is a professor of business administration and public policy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as well as The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.[2]
From 1979 until 1992 she was an officer of the General Motors Corporation, first as vice president and chief economist, and later as vice president and group executive for public affairs, which included the Economics, Environmental Activities, Industry-Government Relations and Public Relations staffs. She also serves or has served as a director of several leading multinational corporations and research and policy institutions, including the Institute for Advanced Study and Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Prior to her appointment at GM, Whitman was a member of the faculty in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, beginning as an instructor in 1962 and becoming Distinguished Public Service Professor of Economics in 1973. She served as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers in 1972–73, while on leave from the university.[3] She was a director at the Council on Foreign Relations between 1977 and 1987.[2] She is also a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[4]
Whitman received a B.A. in government from Radcliffe College (now Harvard University), graduating at the top of her class, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Columbia University. The author of many books, monographs and articles, she is the recipient of numerous fellowships, honors and awards, and holds honorary degrees from over twenty colleges and universities.
Her father was the polymath John von Neumann,[2] one of the foremost mathematicians of the 20th century. She is since 1956 married to Robert Freeman Whitman,[5] professor emeritus of English at the University of Pittsburgh, and has two children and two grandchildren. Her step-brother is George H. Kuper,[1] former president and chief executive officer of the Council of Great Lake Industries and an independent consultant in the areas of public policy, environmental and energy issues. Her daughter, Dr. Laura Mariette Whitman (1964–2023), was a noted specialist in internal medicine and out-patient medical education at Yale University.[6] Laura was married to David L. Downie, a scholar of international environmental policy, who is the son of Leonard Downie, Jr., the journalist and long-time editor of the Washington Post.
^ abSaxon, Wolfgang (June 10, 1993). "Obituary – Dr. J. B. Kuper, 83, A Nuclear Physicist At Brookhaven Lab". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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