Cyril Roseman
Founder of urban studies at San Francisco State University
Cyril “Cy” Roseman was born in 1936 and died on November 30, 2025. Dr. Roseman dedicated his career to connecting scholarship, public policy, and financial consulting.
Career highlights
Education
Roseman earned his undergraduate degree in political science from Temple University in 1957 and completed a Ph.D. in political science at Princeton University in 1963.
Urban Studies at San Francisco State
In the mid-1960s, Dr. Roseman joined the faculty at San Francisco State College (now University), where he became the founding director of the Urban Studies Program (now Urban Studies & Planning - USP). During a period of rapid change in American cities and metropolitan regions, he established a pioneering interdisciplinary focus on urban studies and policy. He also contributed to scholarship through editorial work, including co-editing Dimensions of Political Analysis, a text that introduces contemporary approaches to political science.¹
UT Austin & UC Berkeley
By the late 1960s, Roseman expanded his academic scope with a faculty appointment at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught political science and public affairs. In the early 1970s, he also held a position at UC Berkeley, working on California health planning policy under the Partnership for Health Act of 1967. This dual affiliation demonstrated his ability to combine classroom teaching with applied policy research, especially in governance and resource allocation.
University of Hawaii
In the mid-1970s, Roseman joined the University of Hawaii at Mānoa as an Associate Professor of Public Health. There, he taught courses in Health Policy and Planning, helped design curriculum in Community Health Development. His research focused on health facility conversion, delivery innovations, and policy analysis, strengthening his reputation as both a scholar and a practitioner.
Cyril Roseman & Associates
Alongside his university roles, Roseman established Cyril Roseman and Associates in the early 1970s. Through this consulting firm, he advised government agencies and health organizations on policy development, governance structures, and facility planning. His work included collaborations with the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, in which he applied academic expertise to practical challenges in health care delivery and public administration.
Financial planning
In the 1990s, Roseman moved into financial consulting. Using his analytical background, he focused on retirement planning, estate preservation, college funding strategies, and alternative investments. His innovative programs, such as the Freedom 4 Life IRA Rollover/Transfer, demonstrated his dedication to structured, client-centered solutions.²
Legacy
Cyril Roseman leaves a legacy of intellectual leadership and practical innovation. His professional journey consistently emphasized analysis, governance, and planning, whether in the classroom, in government policy, or in personal finance.
Notes
¹ Cyril Roseman, Charles G. Mayo, and F. B. Collinge, eds., Dimensions of Political Analysis; An Introduction to the Contemporary Study of Politics (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966).
² Cyril Roseman, Freedom 4 Life IRA Rollover/Transfer (Ramona, CA: Freedom 4 Life Financial, 2014).
