Robert Wilburn
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Robert C. Wilburn is the director of Carnegie Mellon University
Heinz College's Washington, DC campus as well as a Distinguished Service Professor at the college. Prior to this position he was the first president and Chief Executive Officer of the Gettysburg Foundation. He served as president and CEO of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and as president of Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation. Under his leadership, the number of customers, members, donors, and volunteers increased sharply within each organization. The merger of the Buhl Science Center with the Carnegie Institute
and the construction of a new $40 million Carnegie Science Center
are among his notable accomplishments. While at the Carnegie Institute, Wilburn also contributed to the founding of the Andy Warhol Museum by negotiating gifts of more than a thousand paintings and drawings from the Warhol and DIA Foundations and by raising funds to secure and renovate a historic, seven-story building in downtown Pittsburgh.
Between his presidency at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
(1976-78) and his role with private foundations, Wilburn served in cabinet positions for Pennsylvania Governor Richard Thornburg
, first in Budget and Administration and later in Education.
He has held several positions at Chase Manhattan Bank
, including executive director of the Asset Liability Management Committee. Prior to that, he held positions in the Defense Department and the White House
, working on policy development, most notably the legislation creating the all-volunteer armed forces.
A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
, he earned bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Engineering. Wilburn also attended Princeton University
, where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in Economics and Public Affairs.
Wilburn has earned many accolades. Among the most notable, he was voted Pittsburgh's Man of the Year in 1992 and Man of the Year for the Arts in 1989.
Further Reading: www.gettysburgfoundation.org
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
Heinz College's Washington, DC campus as well as a Distinguished Service Professor at the college. Prior to this position he was the first president and Chief Executive Officer of the Gettysburg Foundation. He served as president and CEO of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and as president of Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is the private foundation representing the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The district includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 which made colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of the original shires of Virginia —...
Foundation. Under his leadership, the number of customers, members, donors, and volunteers increased sharply within each organization. The merger of the Buhl Science Center with the Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Institute of Technology
The Carnegie Institute of Technology , is the name for Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering. It was first called the Carnegie Technical Schools, or Carnegie Tech, when it was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie who intended to build a “first class technical school” in Pittsburgh,...
and the construction of a new $40 million Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
The Carnegie Science Center, located in the Chateau neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opened in 1991.With a history that dates to October 24, 1939, the Carnegie Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh...
are among his notable accomplishments. While at the Carnegie Institute, Wilburn also contributed to the founding of the Andy Warhol Museum by negotiating gifts of more than a thousand paintings and drawings from the Warhol and DIA Foundations and by raising funds to secure and renovate a historic, seven-story building in downtown Pittsburgh.
Between his presidency at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
(1976-78) and his role with private foundations, Wilburn served in cabinet positions for Pennsylvania Governor Richard Thornburg
Dick Thornburgh
Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 41st Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1987, and then as the U.S...
, first in Budget and Administration and later in Education.
He has held several positions at Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan Bank
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is a national bank that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of financial services firm JPMorgan Chase. The bank was known as Chase Manhattan Bank until it merged with J.P. Morgan & Co. in 2000...
, including executive director of the Asset Liability Management Committee. Prior to that, he held positions in the Defense Department and the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, working on policy development, most notably the legislation creating the all-volunteer armed forces.
A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
, he earned bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Engineering. Wilburn also attended Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where he earned master’s and doctoral degrees in Economics and Public Affairs.
Wilburn has earned many accolades. Among the most notable, he was voted Pittsburgh's Man of the Year in 1992 and Man of the Year for the Arts in 1989.
Further Reading: www.gettysburgfoundation.org