T. Rowe Price

Acknowledgments

First, I would like to thank the many individuals at T. Rowe Price, both active and retired, whom I interviewed for this book. They were uniformly professional and pleasant, a hallmark of the firm's personality when I joined it nearly sixty years ago. I also thank the others who gave me advice, helped with the editing, and answered critical questions during the course of writing this book.

I am indebted to Mr. Price's son, Thomas Rowe Price III, who reviewed some of the early family history in the book and explained a little about the farm where Charles “Charlie” W. Shaeffer and Mr. Price developed plans for the company's future.

I have mentioned Bob Hall in the foreword; he was my major contributor, friend, and support, particularly when problems arose that might have ended the project.

George A. Roche was also a major contributor and friend throughout, sharing commonsense advice as well as his insight into the thinking of Mr. Price, with whom he was close, particularly in Mr. Price's declining years.

Austin George, who graduated from Princeton a year before I did and joined the firm in 1959, also a year before me, was the fourth member of our small informal group who saw the project through from beginning to end and added thoughtful input, particularly on the early days of the firm and from his position as head of equity trading.

Joseph A. Crumbling, Chief of Staff, Office of the President and CEO, patiently stewarded the project through the alleys and byways ...