Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author.
He was born in Winsted, Connecticut on February 27, 1934.
In 1955 Ralph Nader received an AB magna cum laude from Princeton University,
and in 1958 he received a LLB with distinction from Harvard University.
His career began as a lawyer in Hartford, Connecticut in 1959 and from
1961-63 he lectured on history and government at the University of Hartford.
In 1965-66 he received the Nieman Fellows award and was named one of ten
Outstanding Young Men of Year by the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce in
1967. Between 1967-68 he returned to Princeton as a lecturer, and he continues
to speak at colleges and universities across the United States.
In his career as consumer advocate he founded many organizations including
the Center for Study of Responsive Law, the Public Interest Research Group
(PIRG), the Center for Auto Safety, Public Citizen, Clean Water Action
Project, the Disability Rights Center, the Pension Rights Center, the
Project for Corporate Responsibility and The Multinational Monitor
(a monthly magazine).
