Walter E. Grinder, 1938 –2022

John Hagel IIIWalter Grinder passed away in December 2022 after fighting many illnesses. He lived a long and productive life, driven by his desire to help those around him and to drive change in the broader world.Born in the Pittsburgh area in 1938, Walter graduated from Grove City College, where he had the good fortune to study under Hans Sennholz. He was then drawn to the New York City area, where he had an opportunity to study with Ludwig von Mises, Ludwig Lachmann, and Israel Kirzner at New York University and taught economics at Rutgers University –Newark. Walter and his wife, Mary Jane, lived in New Jersey, where they brought two wonderful children into this world. Walter remained a dedicated family man throughout his life.During his time in the New York City area, he became a regular at Murray Rothbard ’s living room gatherings in Manhattan and significantly grew his network of Austrian and libertarian friends and allies. His passion for driving change was also intensified by his active participation in the anti–Vietnam War movement.Walter was a founder and executive director of the Center for Libertarian Studies in New York in the 1970s and delivered lectures on a variety of topics for the Cato Institute ’s summer seminar programs during that period. However, he spent most of his career playing a leadership role in the Institute for Humane Studies, first in Menlo Park, California, and then in Fairfax, Virginia. He retired in 1995 ...
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