J. Sterling Livingston

J. Sterling Livingston (June 7, 1916 – February 14, 2010) was an American entrepreneur, management consultant, and professor at the Harvard Business School for 25 years.

Early life and education J. Sterling Livingston was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 7, 1916, and grew up in and near Chino, Glendale and Pomona, California. He worked as a wiper on board a cargo ship, then attended Glendale Junior College, the University of Southern California and the Harvard Business School, where he received his Master of Business Administration in 1940.

Career Livingston became a professor at Harvard University and taught for 25 years. In 1967, he founded Sterling Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based management and executive development program. He also founded Management Systems Corporation and Logistics Management Institute.

Livingston died on February 14, 2010, and was buried at the Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.