Robert Haven Enslow

symphony, recitals and chamber music performances, and served as a Trustee of San Francisco Performances. He was also a life time sailor, both in the Pacific Northwest in his younger years, and later on San Francisco Bay.

He enjoyed a wide circle of friends who cherished his charm, intellect, attentiveness and loyalty and his robust and occasionally mischievous sense of humor. He always liked fast cars and, in his early years, motorcycles. He always looked forward to bird shooting with friends in Washington State and England. At the close of day he liked a good whiskey and some good wine.

He was a member of The Seattle Tennis Club, The University Club in Seattle, The Pacific Union Club in San Francisco, The Knickerbocker Club in New York, as well as clubs in London.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and his three stepchildren, Sophie, Nicholas and Alexia Brandram, all of London, his brother David Enslow and his wife, Bertie, of Sumner, Washington, their three children, David Enslow, Sara Bago, and Rebecca Elfers, and their six grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at Saint Peter’s Eaton Square, London, England on November 13, 2015.

His family suggests memorial contributions be made to San Francisco Performances, 500 Sutter Street, Suite 710, San Francisco, California 94102.

Died in London, England, on Sunday, September 27, 2015, from injuries suffered in a fall.

He was born in Seattle, Washington on June 7, 1939, the son of Robert and Lovette Enslow. He attended The Lakeside School in Seattle, and graduated from Garfield High School. He graduated from the University of Washington and its School of Business. He subsequently studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, developing a strong attachment to that city.

He spent his career primarily in finance and investment management, based in New York, London, Washington DC and San Francisco, working at Chase Manhattan Bank, Crocker Bank, and Bechtel Corporation. His work with Bechtel took him to Turkey, a country he liked where he met people he admired and who became friends.

He was the last Director of the Office of Foreign Direct Investment at the U. S. Treasury Department, which regulated foreign investment into the United States. He recommended that his office be abolished , and , as he said, “They accepted my recommendation.” It was an exceedingly rare instance of a government agency recommending it be dissolved.

In later years he was a principal of FundX (formerly DAL), an investment management firm in San Francisco.

He was fond of classical music, attending the opera,