Gerald Caiden

Gerald E Caiden, Professor Emeritus, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, passed away a few weeks before his 90th birthday. Professor Caiden was born in London, England, and experienced the Blitz of World War II as a child. An alumnus of the Hackney Downs Grammar School for Boys, he graduated from the London School of Economics with a PhD in public administration. His career took him around the world, from the Australia National University, to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, to UC Berkeley, Haifa University, and the University of Southern California, with additional consulting and lecturing in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil.

Professor Caiden is survived by his wife, Naomi, daughters Miriam and Rachel (Steven Frankel), five grandchildren, four nephews and a niece.