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B.A., political science in Maxwell School, Syracuse University; M.A. and Ph.D., history (Chinese), Brown University. Military service. College teacher of Chinese and Russian history. NYU business school program for humanities and social sciences Ph.D.s. Partner of Kekst and Co., communications consulting firm in NYC. SVP of global communications, American Express Company. Partner in creating new corporate communications consulting firm, Robinson, Lerer and Montgomery (RLM), now a 180-person global firm, RLMFinsbury, based in New York and London. CEO of that firm, specializing in crisis management. Board director of a bank and three philanthropies, two in New York, one global. Advisory Board, Maxwell School.
