Joel Brest ’60, ’65 PhD

Joel Brest ’60, ’65 PhD, of Stamford, Conn.; Jan. 21. After graduating, he joined the research staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 1967, he moved his career to IBM and traveled the globe lecturing on worldwide economic conditions. He retired from IBM as chief economist in 1993. In retirement he published a roundup of New England economic conditions for a weekly article in the Wall Street Journal and advised business clients on statistical methods and economic forecasting. He was active with several local organizations and supported his wife’s artistic career. He is survived by wife Wendy Friedman Brest ’61; three children, including daughter Diana Brest Toomey-Wilson ’88 and son Richard Brest ’94; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; two grandchildren; and a sister.