William F. Pounds: Difference between revisions
bold name |
Filled in 2 bare reference(s) with reFill 2 |
||
| (44 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{BLP unsourced|date=July 2009|bot=yes}} |
|||
'{{ambox |
|||
| type = content |
|||
| text = '''''This academic biographical article needs more information overall,''' including:''<br />• basic biographic detail<br />• a description of his work <br /> • a list of major publications,<br /> • references to discussions of his career <br /> • links to his official web page |
|||
}} |
|||
'''William F. Pounds''' was Dean (from 1966-1980) and is currently a professor emeritus at the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]]. |
|||
'''William F. Pounds''' (1928–2023) was an American academic who served as the dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management from 1966 to 1980 and later as a [[professor emeritus]] at the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/24/metro/william-pounds-mit-sloan-school-dean-who-chaired-key-vietnam-war-era-panel-dies-95/|title=William Pounds, MIT Sloan School dean who chaired a key Vietnam War-era panel, dies at 95 - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mitworld.mit.edu/speaker/view/519 |title=William F. Pounds | Speakers | MIT World |access-date=2011-04-20 |archive-date=2010-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613112839/http://mitworld.mit.edu/speaker/view/519 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was chief financial adviser to the [[Rockefeller family]] and an executive in many of their holdings. |
|||
He is a graduate of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. |
|||
==Biography== |
|||
Pounds attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]] where he graduated with a degree in [[chemical engineering]] and later earned masters and PhD degrees from [[Tepper School of Business]], studying under [[Herbert A. Simon|Herbert Simon]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-sloan-dean-emeritus-bill-pounds-dies-0913|title=MIT Sloan Dean Emeritus Bill Pounds, an expert in corporate governance and operations management, dies at 95|date=September 13, 2023|website=MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology}}</ref> He also served as a fighter pilot in the [[U.S. Navy]] during the [[Korean War]].<ref name="auto"/> |
|||
Prior to his academic career, Pounds worked in operations management at [[Eastman Kodak]] and [[Pittsburgh Plate Glass]], where he was involved in supplying automobile paint to [[General Motors]].<ref name="auto"/> He joined MIT Sloan in 1961 at the invitation of then-dean Howard Johnson.<ref name="auto"/> |
|||
In 1969, amid campus protests against the [[U.S. Department of Defense]]'s funding of MIT laboratories, Pounds led a review panel to evaluate the institution's relationship with military funding. The panel is now known as the Pounds Panel.<ref name="auto"/> |
|||
After his tenure as dean, Pounds served as a senior advisor to the [[Rockefeller family]] from 1981 to 1991.<ref name="auto"/> He was a member of several non-profit boards, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and WGBH.<ref name="auto"/> Pounds was also a member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="auto"/> |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
|||
| NAME =Pounds, William |
|||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
|||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
|||
| DATE OF BIRTH = |
|||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
|||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
|||
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
|||
}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pounds, William}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pounds, William}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:1928 births]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:2023 deaths]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering alumni]] |
||
[[Category:MIT Sloan School of Management faculty]] |
|||
[[Category:Tepper School of Business alumni]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 30 June 2024
William F. Pounds (1928–2023) was an American academic who served as the dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management from 1966 to 1980 and later as a professor emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management.[1][2] He was chief financial adviser to the Rockefeller family and an executive in many of their holdings.
Biography
[edit]Pounds attended Carnegie Mellon University where he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering and later earned masters and PhD degrees from Tepper School of Business, studying under Herbert Simon.[3] He also served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.[3]
Prior to his academic career, Pounds worked in operations management at Eastman Kodak and Pittsburgh Plate Glass, where he was involved in supplying automobile paint to General Motors.[3] He joined MIT Sloan in 1961 at the invitation of then-dean Howard Johnson.[3]
In 1969, amid campus protests against the U.S. Department of Defense's funding of MIT laboratories, Pounds led a review panel to evaluate the institution's relationship with military funding. The panel is now known as the Pounds Panel.[3]
After his tenure as dean, Pounds served as a senior advisor to the Rockefeller family from 1981 to 1991.[3] He was a member of several non-profit boards, including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and WGBH.[3] Pounds was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Pounds, MIT Sloan School dean who chaired a key Vietnam War-era panel, dies at 95 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ "William F. Pounds | Speakers | MIT World". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "MIT Sloan Dean Emeritus Bill Pounds, an expert in corporate governance and operations management, dies at 95". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. September 13, 2023.
 | This biography of an academic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |