Richard S. Lopata
Management consultant, educator
Born Nov. 30, 1925, Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Stefan and Helen (Januszitis); married Helena (Znaniecka); children: Theodora, Stefan.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in marketing), 1946, Master of Science (M.S.) (in economy and sociology), 1947, University of Illinois, Chicago; Northwestern University, Evanston (IL), 1963; Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Career: instructor, University of Illinois, 1946-48, University of Massachusetts, 1948-49; senior associate, Poetzinger, Dechert & Kielty Consultants, 1949-58; officer, assistant comptroller, Tactical Air Command, United States Air Force (USAF), 1950-52; assistant prof., University of Virginia, 1950-53; lecturer, DePaul University, Chicago, 1954-59; president, Marketing Management, Inc., 1958-59; vice president, McCann - Erickson Advertising, 1959-61; president, Lopata Corporation, 1961-63; principal, A. T. Kearney & Company, Inc., 1963-70; lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, 1963-70; consultant, National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors, 1963-1980; chairman, SAM Associate's., Inc., 1970-88; vice chairman, Smart Card International, Inc., 1983-87, and Lessin Technical Group, 1987 -; advisory board member, Ravenswood Bank, 1985 -; trustee, R. Morris College, Chicago - SpringfieId, 1983 -; consultant, Polish - American Enterprise Foundation, 1991 -.
Author: Making Sales Meetings Pay Off, 1958; The Marketing Audit, chapter in Marketing Manager's Handbook, 1973; numerous articles in professional journals and magazines, i.a. in Harvard Business Review.
Member of: panel member, American Arbitration Association; American Marketing Association; Rotary Club.
Honors: Alpha Delta Sigma; Chi Phi; listed in Who's Who in the Midwest.
Served with: United States Marine Corps (USMC), World War II, private, first class.
Home: 5815 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996