9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁Ut ne ▁Re ader ▁vision ary . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁David ▁K orten ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Long view , ▁Washington , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁its ▁R . ▁A . ▁Long ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁business ▁administration ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Business . ▁He ▁said : ▁" My ▁early ▁career ▁[ after ▁leaving ▁Stan ford ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ] ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁setting ▁up ▁business ▁schools ▁in ▁low - in come ▁countries — start ing ▁with ▁Eth iop ia ". ▁He ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁undert aking ▁U . S .- based ▁teaching ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁duties ; ▁and ▁for ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School . ▁While ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁married ▁Frances ▁Fish er ▁K orten , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁now ▁lives ▁on ▁B ain bridge ▁Island ▁near ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁ ▁K orten ▁served ▁for ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁where ▁he ▁taught