Frank M. Folsom

Frank Marion Folsom (14 May 1894, Sprague, Washington – 12 January 1970, New York City) was an electronics company executive and was a permanent representative of the Holy See.

From 1940 to 1941 he worked for a department store, Goldblatt Brothers in Chicago, Illinois, and was the assistant coordinator of purchases for OPM from 1941 to 1942.

He received the Medal of Merit from President Harry S Truman for his work as chief of Navy procurement in Washington during WWII.

[1] While working at the Navy Department, he met David Sarnoff, who got him his next job as Executive Vice President of the RCA Victor Division.

[3] He also served as director of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the John P. Maguire Company, NBC, the General Cable Corporation, RCA Commons, Crown Cork & Seal, Tishman International, and served as the representative of the Holy See to the International Atomic Energy Agency.