Robert B. Stobaugh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert B. Stobaugh

economist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1927

Place of Birth: Belmont, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 14-Aug-2017

Profession: engineer, economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Robert Blair Stobaugh (15 October 1927 – 14 August 2017) was an American educator noted for his research into energy economics and corporate governance. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from Louisiana State University, and went to work as an engineer at companies such as Esso, Caltex and Monsanto Chemical Company.
After leaving Monsanto, he earned a doctorate degree in business administration from Harvard University.
He spent 29 years as a professor at the Harvard Business School (HBS).
He served as director of the HBS Energy Project from 1972 to 1983.
According to Harvard Business School, Stobaugh focused his research interests in three areas: corporate governance, energy and international business.
The school credited him with writing or coauthoring fifteen books and over one hundred other publications during his 30-year career with the school.
Arguably, his most notable publication was Energy Future: the Report of the Energy Project, which he co-authored with Daniel Yergin in 1979. Following his retirement from Harvard, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he taught at Rice University for four years.
After that, he published the first volume of his memoir entitled,"Starting from Arkansas: Four Continents, Four Countries,Four Kids."