Stanley Peter Swiderski
Economist, planning executive, Polish community leader
Born Oct. 14, 1924, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Stanislaw and Hanna (Lilpop); married Dana (Buterlewicz); children: Peter, Andrew.
Education: University of Warsaw, 1944; diploma, Colonial Institute, Warsaw, 1944; Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), London University (United Kingdom), 1950; Master of Science (M.S.), Columbia University, New York City, 1955; Ph.D. (requirements), New York University (NYU), New York City, 1964.
Career: executive, market research, product planning, economic analysis, strategic planning, resource planning, expert systems, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), New York, 1953-88, Retired; executive volunteer, industrial consultant, International Executive Service Corps in Poland; consultant, organizer (Poland), 1991, consultant in Russia, 1994, United Nations (UN) Development Programs.
Author: various projects for Polish parliament and government, i.a.: American Aid for Polish Parliament, 1989, School of Public Administration in Poland, 1989, Unemployed Aid Program, 1990, Social Community Program, 1990.
Member of, i.a.: co-founder, Polish Social Assistance Foundation - SOS, Warsaw, 1990; in New York City - chairman, Committee for the Blind of Poland, co-founder, American Society for the Arts in Poland, and Forum on Polish - American Affairs; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation; Piisudski Institute of America.
Honors: Outstanding Innovation award, International Business Machines Corporation, 1979; Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London, 1984.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 2nd lieutenant, 1940-44; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, lieutenant, 1945-47.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German, Spanish.
Hobbies: reading, social work.
Home: 316 Central Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.