Laura Tyson
Laura D’Andrea Tyson | |
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| 16th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael Boskin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Stiglitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1947 (age 61) New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Smith College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Macroeconomics |
Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an American economist and former Chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. She also served as Director of the National Economic Council. She is currently a professor at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an economic adviser to President Barack Obama.[1] She is considered a contender for a key economic policy position in the Obama Administration.[1]
From 2002 to 2006, Tyson was the first female Dean of London Business School. From 1998 to 2001, she was Dean of the Haas School of Business. She served in the Clinton Administration as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1993 to 1995 and Director of the National Economic Council from 1995 to 1996. Tyson has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1987, a board director of Morgan Stanley since 1997, a board director of AT&T Inc. since 1999 and a board director of Eastman Kodak.
Academics
Tyson graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Economics from Smith College in 1969 and earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974.[2] She joined the faculty of the economics department at Princeton University in 1974 and remained in the position until 1977 when she became a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. She was appointed a professor of business administration in 1990. She is married to writer Erik S. Tarloff and has one son, Elliot S. Tarloff.
Works
Tyson has published a number of books and articles on industrial competitiveness, trade, and also on the economies of Central Europe and their transitions to market systems.[3]
An Economic Viewpoint columnist for BusinessWeek magazine, Tyson writes regularly about domestic and international economic policy matters in The Washington Post, The New York Times and other nationally and internationally syndicated newspapers and magazines.
While Dean of London Business School, she personally founded its Centre for Women in Business to great acclaim.[4] Since 2006, research is led and conducted by Dr Elisabeth Kelan.[5]
References
- ^ a b Uchitelle, Louis (2008-11-12). "The New Team: Laura D'Andrea Tyson". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Inflation in Yugoslavia, 1962-1972; an empirical analysis". Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ Laura Tyson. Who's Bashing Whom: Trade Conflict in High Technology Industries. Washington, D.C.: Institute for International Economics.
- ^ Stern, Stefan (2008-06-20). "What sociologists can teach managers". Management Blog. FT.com. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business - The Team". London Business School. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
External links
- Haas School of Business Bio.
- "The First Lady of Business", The Observer
- Tyson testimony on H.R. 2652 (1997)
- Response to Tyson/Sherry Report
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- Living people
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- 1947 births
- People associated with the London Business School
- Princeton University faculty
- Smith College alumni
- United States Council of Economic Advisors
- University of California, Berkeley faculty
- Clinton Administration personnel
- Center for American Progress