Robert M. Price (business executive)
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Born | New Bern, NC | September 26, 1930
Died | December 31, 2020 | (aged 90)
Education | Georgia Institute of Technology (MS) |
Known for | CEO of Control Data Corporation |
Spouse | Mary Hope Walker (1952-2020) |
Parent(s) | Mary Anne Yow Price and Robert McCollum Price |
Robert M. Price (September 26, 1930 – December 31, 2020) was an American computer scientist and business executive.
He also led the founding in 1985 of the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. He was interim chairman and CEO of International Multifoods Corporation during 1996–97, now part of
Career
Price joined Control Data in 1961 as a mathematician staff specialist, became director, international operations, in 1963; group vice president, services, in 1972; and president and chief operating officer (COO) in 1980. Price led Control Data's early expansion into international operations and marketing as well as the strategic move into information and systems integration services.
In 1985 Price led a consortium of corporations and individuals in the founding of the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs (NCSE), for which he served as chairman for many years. The center's mission is to encourage entrepreneurship throughout the non-profit sector, and to help individual non profits create or expand social purpose business ventures.[8] Price served for many years on the boards of the Guthrie Theater, the Minnesota Opera, and the Greater Minneapolis United Way; and was a donor to Santa Fe Opera, the University of Minnesota's Athletic Program and School of Veterinary Medicine, and The Nature Conservancy.[9]
Price taught in Duke University's
He served on the advisory board of New York University's
Selected publications
"Commitment Without Involvement." Harvard Business Review 62 no. 5 (1984): 162-171
"Supercomputers Propel Technology." Vital Speeches of the Day 54 no. 14 (1988): 435-438 (delivered at the Congressional Economic Leadership Institute Luncheon in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 1988)
"Computers in the '90s." Vital Speeches of the Day 56 no. 17 (1990): 530 (delivered at the Minnesota Executive Speaker Series, February 13, 1990)
"Executive Forum: Technology and Strategic Advantage." Harvard Business Review (April 1996) case study
"Technology and Strategic Advantage." California Management Review 38 no. 3 (Spring 1996): 38–56.
"Technology and Strategic Advantage." IEEE Engineering Management Review 26 no. 2 (1998): 26–36.
The Eye for Innovation: Recognizing Possibilities and Managing the Creative Enterprise. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005
"When the Alligator is About to Bite." Directors & Boards 30 no. 4 (2006): 26–30.
"Infusing Innovation into Corporate Culture." Organizational Dynamics 36 no. 3 (2007): 320–328.
"Sowing the Seeds of Innovation." Leader to Leader Issue 43 (Winter 2007): 7–12. DOI
Building the Control Data Legacy: The Career of Robert M. Price. Edited by Thomas J. Misa. Minneapolis:
References
- ^ "Obituary for Robert McCollum 'Bob' Price". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Meet College of Sciences Alumnus Robert M. Price, Former CEO, Control Data Corporation | College of Sciences | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". cos.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Multifoods Appoints Costley As CEO, President, Chairman". Wall Street Journal. 5 November 1996. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Robert Price".
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- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Robert Price". eye4innovation.typepad.com.
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- ^ "Obituary for Robert McCollum 'Bob' Price". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
External links
- Robert M. Price Papers, circa 1974-2007 Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota.
- Robert M. Price professional speeches (1970-2009) – digitized online set of 450 speeches given by Robert Price, including presentations to the CDC board of directors, financial analysts, professional groups, civic organizations, university audiences, and CDC employees.