Charles Pillsbury (attorney)

For the founder of the Pillsbury Company, see Charles Alfred Pillsbury.
Charles Pillsbury
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947 (age 77)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationSt. Paul's School
Alma materYale University
Boston University School of Law
Occupation(s)Attorney, politician

Charles A. Pillsbury is a mediator, lawyer, and community activist in New Haven, Connecticut, where he is the co-director of the Center on Dispute Resolution at Quinnipiac University School of Law.[1] He also served as the first executive director of Mediators Beyond Borders International from November 1, 2009, through January 31, 2014.[2] He is the great-grandson of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, founder of the Pillsbury Company in 1872. He is also the source of the surname (and some perceived character traits) of the comic strip character Mike Doonesbury, created by Pillsbury's college roommate, Garry Trudeau.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Center on Dispute Resolution | Quinnipiac University Connecticut". Archived from the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors".
  3. ^ "Doonesbury's Timeline". Archived from the original on 2014-05-16.
  4. ^ "Doonesbury: Drawing and Quartering for Fun and Profit". Time. February 9, 1976