Nomination of H. Robert Heller To Be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

The President today has announced his intention to nominate H. Robert Heller of California, district 12, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 1982. He would succeed Preston Martin.

Since 1978 Dr. Heller has been senior vice president and director of international economic research at Bank of America, San Francisco, CA. Previously, he was Chief, Financial Studies Division, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, 1974-1978; professor of economics, University of Hawaii, 1971-1974; and assistant and associate professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965-1971.

Dr. Heller graduated from Parsons College (B.A., 1961), the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1962), and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1965). He is married, has two children, and resides in Mill Valley, CA. Dr. Heller was born January 8, 1940, in Cologne, Germany.