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irwin-shishko
Delray Beach, Fl 33483 Brought up in Brooklyn, NY in the 1930s, Irwin Shishko’s outlook was influenced by a philosophic father concerned with saving the world. With that in mind, I.S. majored in social science. After 2 years in the Navy, he completed a BA in Econ with Honors at Penn State (1948), then an MA in Econ at Columbia. Starting with Merrill Lynch in '51. He spent 3 decades on Wall Street as an economist, consultant to private & govt entities, author of Barron's articles, and VP/ Chief Economist of J. Aron & Co. Retiring from Aron in '82, he launched a non-profit group for medical research. Years later, he studied at the Parson’s School of Design, then went on to design 5 upscale houses in the Berkshires. A Florida retiree since 2011, Shishko has been writing plays & poems, with many of his favorite verses included in a book entitled “Love Calls and Roundelays”. In the same period, he's written 3 one-act & 4 full length plays.