The Author

Robert D. Lamson

Robert Lamson is an author and senior business counselor. A former defense economist, he holds a degree in economics from Yale University and a PhD in economics from the University of Washington. He has been cofounder and senior executive of several successful technology companies, and most recently is founder of Historical Accounts Repository Partners (HARP), a 501(c)(3) educational foundation. HARP is focused on bringing to light the stirring true personal stories of Genocide, as in this book. His previous work is a nonfiction book on military spending and the economy, “Beyond Guns and Butter”, coauthored with Glenn Pascall.

One quarter Armenian via his paternal grandmother, Lamson and his wife of 50 years live in Seattle. Together they have two daughters and five grandchildren.