Michael Blumenfeld

Michael Blumenfeld (born 1934) is an American executive who served as United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) from 1979 to 1981.

Biography Michael Blumenfeld was born in Brooklyn on November 10, 1934. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956. He was educated at Harvard College, graduating with a B.A. in 1958.

In 1967, Blumenfeld joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as Director of Public Affairs and Education.

After leaving the Department of the Army, Blumenfeld worked as an executive at Harvard University, the Kansas Power and Light Company, and Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New York. In 1999, Blumenfeld and his wife Cathy retired to Lawrence, Kansas. In retirement, he taught Western Civilization at the University of Kansas.