Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers | |
|---|---|
Summers in 2018 | |
| 8th Director of the National Economic Council | |
| In office January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Diana Farrell Jason Furman |
| Preceded by | Keith Hennessey |
| Succeeded by | Gene Sperling |
| 27th President of Harvard University | |
| In office July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Rudenstine |
| Succeeded by | Derek Bok |
| 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office July 2, 1999 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Stuart E. Eizenstat |
| Preceded by | Robert Rubin |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. O'Neill |
| 7th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office August 11, 1995 – July 2, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Frank N. Newman |
| Succeeded by | Stuart E. Eizenstat |
| Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs | |
| In office April 5, 1993 – August 11, 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David Mulford |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bruno |
| Chief Economist of the World Bank | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – January 14, 1993 | |
| President | Barber Conable Lewis Thompson Preston |
| Preceded by | Stanley Fischer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bruno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lawrence Henry Summers November 30, 1954 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Perry
(m. 1984; div. 2003)Elisa New (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Signature | |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Harvard University London School of Economics |
| Field | Macroeconomics |
| School or tradition | New Keynesian economics |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Feldstein |
| Doctoral students | Alan Krueger, Kiminori Matsuyama, James R. Hines Jr., Rhee Chang-yong |
| Awards | John 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
- ↑ "Historical Facts", Harvard University, retrieved March 31, 2017
- ↑ Dastin, Jeffrey; Soni, Aditya (November 22, 2023). "Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO after his tumultuous ouster". Reuters.
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| 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 |