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Robert Walter is an editor and an executive with several not-for-profit organizations. Most notably, he is the executive director and board president of the Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF), an organization that he helped found in 1990 with choreographer Jean Erdman, Joseph Campbell's widow.〔"Setting up a foundation of mythic proportions," ''Washington Times,'' December 14, 1992〕〔(About the JCF: Joseph Campbell Foundation website. )〕〔(Mythic Oasis ) - Walter's bio from an event at which he was the speaker.〕 In 1979, Walter was an editor with Alfred van der Marck Editions. He began to work on several projects with Campbell, who subsequently named him editorial director of his ''Historical Atlas of World Mythology''.〔(Mythic Oasis )〕〔Becky Williams, ''1987 Writer's Market,'' Writer's Digest Books, 1986, p. 179.〕 Following Campbell's death in 1987, Walter served as literary executor of Campbell's estate, completing Volumes I and II of the ''Atlas'' and supervising its posthumous publication.〔(''The New York Times'', "Book Notes," December 16, 1992. )〕〔(Mythological RoundTable of New York City (Special Event): Meet Bob Walter )〕 With JCF publishing director David Kudler, he continues to oversee the publication of Campbell's ''oeuvre'', including the video series Joseph Campbell's Mythos and the other works in the ''Collected Works of Joseph Campbell'' series, including the 2008 edition of ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces.''〔Joseph Campbell, ''The Hero with a Thousand Faces,'' 3rd ed., New World Library, 2008, p. xi.〕 Prior to his work in publishing, Walter was a founding faculty fellow at the California Institute of the Arts; lectured widely on experiential education; and pursued a professional theater career, working for a decade as a director, production manager, and playwright. Bob was a founding trustee of United Religions Initiative and has served that organization as treasurer and as a member of its Global Council.〔(Opus Archives Board of Directors )〕 He currently serves as the president of the elected board of trustees for the public Tamalpais Union High School District in Marin County, California; his term expires in 2015. 〔(Richard Halstead, "8 town, city council seats at stake Nov. 4 ) ''Marin Independent-Journal,'' August 14, 2003.〕 ==Notes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Walter (editor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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