Facts:   - field: psychologist      - work institution: western behavioral sciences institute    - birth date: 16 november 1926    - name: richard farson    - nationality: american    - image: farson.jpg    - birth place: chicago , illinois   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard farson .
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richard farson ph.d. , -lrb- nov. 16 , 1926 -rrb- is a psychologist , author , and educator .he is the president and chief executive officer of the western behavioral sciences institute , which he co-founded in 1958 with physicist paul lloyd and social psychologist wayman crow .the non-profit wbsi explores ways in which human relations can be improved , democracy strengthened , and people better enabled to reach their potential .farson directs wbsi 's centerpiece program , the international leadership forum , a think tank of influential leaders that addresses critical policy issues of the day .long interested in the field of design , farson was founding dean of the school of design at the california institute of the arts and a 30-year member of the board of directors of the international design conference in aspen , of which he was president for seven years .he served on the american institute of architects board of directors and is a senior fellow of the design futures council .