Manuel D. Plotkin
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Manuel D. Plotkin | |
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| 15th Director of the United States Census Bureau | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Vincent Barabba |
| Succeeded by | Bruce K. Chapman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1923 |
| Died | January 10, 2011 (aged 87) |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS) University of Chicago (MBA) |
Manuel D. Plotkin (May 16, 1923 – January 10, 2011) was an American market researcher, economist, and former head of the United States Census Bureau. He previously served as the president of the American Marketing Association.[1]
Plotkin was born in Chita, Russia in 1923. He immigrated at age 3 with his family to the U.S., eventually settling in Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1948 and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1949.[2]
From 1949 to 1953, he was a price economist and survey coordinator for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C. and in Chicago. From 1953 to 1977 and 1979 to 1980, he held positions with Sears, Roebuck and Co., including senior economist, manager of market research, director of corporate planning and research, and executive corporate planner.
He served as the 15th director of the U.S. Census Bureau from 1977 to 1979 as part of the Carter administration.
He was married and had one child.[citation needed]
He died in 2011.[citation needed]
