Charles Yarrow Mansfield *58 *63

Charles died March 5, 2022, at his Bethesda, Md., home. 

Born Feb. 8, 1934, in New Haven, Conn., he grew up in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Oberlin in 1955, Charles earned an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School in 1958 and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton in 1963. His dissertation was “Security Market Development under Conditions of an Unstable Currency: The Mexican Case.”

Charles worked as a senior economist at the International Monetary Fund for 25 years, specializing in government finance.  He traveled to more than 27 countries across South and Central America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. 

After his retirement, Charles, who played the clarinet and piano, returned to his passions for music and the outdoors. He earned an associate of arts degree in music from Northern Virginia Community College and took classes in music theory at Catholic University. Together with his clarinet teacher, he published a book on making clarinet reeds. He spent countless hours hiking the C&O Canal and playing tennis with friends. 

Charles is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anne; his daughters, Carol and Janet; and five grandsons.

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