In 1967, he was elected as president and CEO of the Menninger Foundation, operator of the Menninger Clinic and Menninger Hospital. During his time as president, the Menninger Clinic was recognized as "one of the major psychiatric treatment and teaching facilities in the world."
In 1967, he assumed the role of president and CEO of the Menninger Foundation, which oversees both the Menninger Clinic and Menninger Hospital.  His leadership led to the recognition of the Menninger Clinic as one of the world's leading psychiatric treatment and teaching facilities.