Mr. Stout has been serving as a member of the National Commission for Employment Policy since November 1981. He is self-employed and involved with real estate investment programs. He was business manager, Alaska Methodist University, in 1975 - 1976; professor of business administration in 1974 - 1975; Chief, J - 6 Military Secretariat Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in 1973 - 1974; Commander, U.S. Army Security Detachment Headquarters, U.S. Army, Alaska, in 1971 - 1973; Commander, Intelligence Detachment, Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence, in 1969 - 1970; and Operations Officer, Communications Intelligence, U.S. Army Security Agency, in 1965 - 1967.

He graduated from the University of Nebraska (B.A., 1964) and the University of Alaska (M.A., 1973). He is married, has two children, and resides in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born October 5, 1929.