Biography
Born in Chicago,Illinois,Barabba was awarded a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1962 from California State University,Northridge and,in 1964,an MBA in marketing from the University of California,Los Angeles. [1] He was also awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 2012 by California State University,Northridge. [2]
Beginning as political campaign survey researcher in the 1964 California Republican primary between Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater,Barabba moved on to become a business market researcher (eventually Director of Market Intelligence) for Xerox Corp. and Eastman Kodak. He co-founded and was chairman of Market Insight Corporation. [3] Until 2003,he was General Manager of Corporate Strategy and Knowledge Development at General Motors,where he conceived and devised OnStar and MyProductAdvisor.
He is a Past President of the American Statistical Association,and served twice as head of the US Census Bureau (the only to be appointed by a President of a different political party) [2] [4] and currently serves as a Commissioner of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. [5] He is chairman of The State of The USA,a nonprofit corporation providing quality information to the American public on societal,economic,and environmental conditions. [6]
Awards
In recognition of his private and public sector performance,Barabba was awarded:
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