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Stephen Brobeck

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Stephen Brobeck is the director of the Consumer Federation of America.

Biography

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Brobeck was born in 1944. He did undergraduate studies at Wheaton College and got his doctorate at University of Pennsylvania.[1] In the late 1960s Brobeck was active in the opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.[2] In the 1970s Brobeck was an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University.[1] Brobeck has published on banking and product safety.[1]

From 1976-1979 Brobeck was on the board of the Consumer Federation of America, and from 1980 to present he has been the executive director.[1]

Brobeck was director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 1990-1996.[1]

Brobeck edited the Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "FDIC: Advisory Committee Member Biographies". fdic.gov. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ Koenenn, Connie (December 16, 1994). "THE GOODS : A Muckraker for the '90s : As Head of the Consumer Federation of America, Stephen Brobeck Sees a More Educated Shopper Unafraid to Take On a More Complex Marketplace". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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