ORGANIZATION

Founded 1968, "To promote sound social policy and public debate on national priorities, the Urban Institute gathers and analyzes data, conducts policy research, evaluates programs and services, and educates Americans on critical issues and trends."

Official Website:
http://www.urban.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1968

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Afsaneh M. Beschloss	Business	c. 1956		The Rock Creek Group
Warren Buffett	Business	30-Aug-1930		Billionaire in Omaha
Joseph Califano	Government	15-May-1931		Carter's HEW Secretary
Joel L. Fleishman	Business	c. 1935		The Foundation: A Great American Secret
Jamie S. Gorelick	Attorney	6-May-1950		9-11 Commission member
Edward M. Gramlich	Economist	18-Jun-1939	5-Sep-2007	Federal Reserve Governor, 1997-2005
Richard C. Green	Business	?		CEO of Aquila
Carla Hills	Diplomat	3-Jan-1934		US Trade Representative, 1989-93
Freeman A. Hrabowski	Educator	13-Aug-1950		President, University of Maryland Baltimore
Vernon Jordan	Business	15-Aug-1935		Advisor to Bill Clinton
Leslie Lenkowsky	Government	30-Mar-1946		Philanthropic Studies
Robert McNamara	Government	9-Jun-1916	6-Jul-2009	US Secretary of Defense, 1961-68
Robert D. Reischauer	Administrator	c. 1941		President of the Urban Institute
Nicolas P. Retsinas	Government	?		Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard
William Ruckelshaus	Government	24-Jul-1932		Twice EPA administrator
William W. Scranton	Politician	19-Jul-1917	28-Jul-2013	Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67
Louis A. Simpson	Business	c. 1937		Head of investments at GEICO
Robert M. Solow	Economist	23-Aug-1924		Theory of economic growth
Jerry I. Speyer	Business	23-Jun-1940		Tishman Speyer Properties
Dick Thornburgh	Politician	16-Jul-1932		US Attorney General, 1988-91
Judy Woodruff	Journalist	20-Nov-1946		PBS newscaster
Mort Zuckerman	Business	4-Jun-1937		Owner, New York Daily News

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