Robert Walter (editor)
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Robert Walter is an editor and an executive with several not-for-profit organizations. Most notably, he is the executive director and board president of the Joseph Campbell Foundation
(JCF), an organization that he helped found in 1990 with choreographer Jean Erdman
, Joseph Campbell
's widow.
In 1979, Walter was an editor with Alfred van der Marck Editions. He began to work on several projects with Campbell, who subsequently named him editorial director of his Historical Atlas of World Mythology
.
Following Campbell's death in 1987, Walter served as literary executor of Campbell's estate, completing Volumes I and II of the Atlas and supervising its posthumous publication. With JCF publishing director David Kudler
, he continues to oversee the publication of Campbell's oeuvre, including the video series Joseph Campbell's Mythos
and the other works in the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series, including the 2008 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces
.
Prior to his work in publishing, Walter was a founding faculty fellow at the California Institute of the Arts
; lectured widely on experiential education; and pursued a professional theater career, working for a decade as a director, production manager, and playwright. Bob was a founding trustee of United Religions Initiative
and has served that organization as treasurer and as a member of its Global Council. He currently serves as the president of the elected board of trustees for the public Tamalpais Union High School District
in Marin County, California
.
Joseph Campbell Foundation
The Joseph Campbell Foundation is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserve, protect and perpetuate the work of influential American mythologist Joseph Campbell...
(JCF), an organization that he helped found in 1990 with choreographer Jean Erdman
Jean Erdman
Jean Erdman is a dancer and choreographer of modern dance as well as an avant-garde theater director.-Early years:Erdman was born on February 20, 1916 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
, Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work is vast, covering many aspects of the human experience...
's widow.
In 1979, Walter was an editor with Alfred van der Marck Editions. He began to work on several projects with Campbell, who subsequently named him editorial director of his Historical Atlas of World Mythology
Historical Atlas of World Mythology
The Historical Atlas of World Mythology is a multi-volume series of books by Joseph Campbell that traces developments in humankind's mythological symbols and stories from pre-history forward....
.
Following Campbell's death in 1987, Walter served as literary executor of Campbell's estate, completing Volumes I and II of the Atlas and supervising its posthumous publication. With JCF publishing director David Kudler
David Kudler
David Kudler is an American editor and author. He is best known for editing several posthumous editions of the books of Joseph Campbell, including Pathways to Bliss and the 2008 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces....
, he continues to oversee the publication of Campbell's oeuvre, including the video series Joseph Campbell's Mythos
Mythos (film)
Mythos is a multi-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and...
and the other works in the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell series, including the 2008 edition of The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a non-fiction book, and seminal work of comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell...
.
Prior to his work in publishing, Walter was a founding faculty fellow at the California Institute of the Arts
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
; lectured widely on experiential education; and pursued a professional theater career, working for a decade as a director, production manager, and playwright. Bob was a founding trustee of United Religions Initiative
United Religions Initiative
The United Religions Initiative is an international, grassroots, interfaith bridge-building organization modeled after the United Nations...
and has served that organization as treasurer and as a member of its Global Council. He currently serves as the president of the elected board of trustees for the public Tamalpais Union High School District
Tamalpais Union High School District
The Tamalpais Union High School District or TUHSD provides high school education to students residing in ten elementary districts in central and southern Marin County, California and parts of West Marin: Bolinas-Stinson Union, Kentfield, Lagunitas, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Nicasio, Reed Union, Ross,...
in Marin County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.