Richard Farson

Richard Farson
Born(1926-11-16)November 16, 1926
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 90)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsPsychologist
InstitutionsWestern Behavioral Sciences Institute

Richard Farson Ph.D., (November 16, 1926 – June 13, 2017)[1] was an American psychologist, author, and educator. He was the president and chief executive officer of the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute, which he co-founded in 1958 with physicist Paul Lloyd and social psychologist Wayman Crow.[1]

The non-profit WBSI explores ways in which human relations can be improved, democracy strengthened, and people better enabled to reach their potential. Farson directs WBSI's centerpiece program, the International Leadership Forum, a think tank of influential leaders that addresses critical policy issues of the day.

Long interested in the field of design, Farson was founding dean of the School of Design at the California Institute of the Arts and a 30-year member of the board of Directors of the International Design Conference in Aspen,[2] of which he was president for seven years. He served on the American Institute of Architects Board of Directors and is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.[3]

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  2. ^ International Design Conference in Aspen Papers http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/findingaids/IDCAf.html
  3. ^ Design Futures Council Senior Fellows "Senior Fellows :: DesignIntelligence". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.