1929
Born to Edgar R. Veblen and Hattie (Lundgren) Veblen in Hallock, MN.
1953
Earns a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from the California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
1955
Achieves a Master of Science in agronomy and plant breeding from Oregon State University; Is elected corporate vice pres. of Cargill, Inc. until 1975.
1965
Receives presidential appointment as a White House Fellow and serves as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior through 1966.
1975
Is director of the food and agriculture industries department at the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) until 1980.
1976
Is a board member of the University of Kentucky Patterson School until 1999.
1978
Is honored as a distinguished alumnus at the California State Polytechnic University.
1980
Is the founder and president of Food Systems Associates, Inc. until 1995; Is a trustee of the Freedom from Hunger Foundation until 1992.
1985
Serves as treasurer of the White House Fellows Association; Is a board member of the Pax World Foundation until 1990.
1986
Serves as chairman of the Freedom from Hunger Foundation until 1989.
1991
Serves as president of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Management Consulting Institute until 1993.
1993
Serves as chairman of Enterprise Consulting and Development, Inc. until 2016.
1993
Is a founder and convener of the Superior Business Firm Roundtable through 2020; Is director of Georgetown Consulting, Inc. until 1995.
1994
Is a board member of American Near East Refugee Aid until 2013 and an advisory board member through 2022.
1995
Is elected to membership in the Cosmos Club of Washington, D.C.
1997
Serves as chairman of Kirby Ventures, LLC until 2016.
1999
Serves as chairman of Wyatt Ventures LLC until 2016.
2000
Serves as chairman of Northshore Resources, LLC until 2021.
2006
Authors the books “Imagining an Inland Empire,” “The Way of Business,” and “To Build a Nation: The American Experiment in Self Governance” through 2022.