Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers
Summers in 2018
8th Director of the National Economic Council
In office
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyDiana Farrell
Jason Furman
Preceded byKeith Hennessey
Succeeded byGene Sperling
27th President of Harvard University
In office
July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2006
Preceded byNeil Rudenstine
Succeeded byDerek Bok
71st United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
DeputyStuart E. Eizenstat
Preceded byRobert Rubin
Succeeded byPaul H. O'Neill
7th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
In office
August 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byFrank N. Newman
Succeeded byStuart E. Eizenstat
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
In office
April 5, 1993 – August 11, 1995
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byDavid Mulford
Succeeded byMichael Bruno
Chief Economist of the World Bank
In office
January 14, 1991 – January 14, 1993
PresidentBarber Conable
Lewis Thompson Preston
Preceded byStanley Fischer
Succeeded byMichael Bruno
Personal details
Born
Lawrence Henry Summers

(1954-11-30) November 30, 1954
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Victoria Perry
(m. 1984; div. 2003)
Elisa New
(m. 2011)
Children3
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Signature
Academic career
InstitutionHarvard University
London School of Economics
FieldMacroeconomics
School or
tradition
New Keynesian economics
Doctoral
advisor
Martin Feldstein
Doctoral
students
Alan Krueger, Kiminori Matsuyama, James R. Hines Jr., Rhee Chang-yong
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (1993)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Lawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist and politician. He was the 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001. He also was the director of the National Economic Council from 2009 to 2010.

Summers was the president of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006.[1]

In November 2023, Summers joined the board of directors of artificial general intelligence company OpenAI.[2]

References

  1. "Historical Facts", Harvard University, retrieved March 31, 2017
  2. Dastin, Jeffrey; Soni, Aditya (November 22, 2023). "Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO after his tumultuous ouster". Reuters.

Other websites

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Stanley Fischer
Chief Economist of the World Bank
1991–1993
Succeeded by
Michael Bruno
Political offices
Preceded by
David Mulford
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
1993–1995
Succeeded by
Michael Bruno
Preceded by
Frank Newman
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
1995–1999
Succeeded by
Stu Eizenstat
Preceded by
Bob Rubin
United States Secretary of the Treasury
1999–2001
Succeeded by
Paul O'Neill
Preceded by
Keith Hennessey
Director of the National Economic Council
2009–2011
Succeeded by
Gene Sperling
Academic offices
Preceded by
Neil Rudenstine
President of Harvard University
2001–2006
Succeeded by
Derek Bok
Order of Precedence of the United States of America
Preceded by
Rodney E. Slater
as Former US Cabinet Member
Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Cabinet Member
Succeeded by
Ann Veneman
as Former US Cabinet Member