Jeffrey Brown (professor)

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Jeffrey Brown
Born (1968-02-16) February 16, 1968 (age 54)
Education Miami University (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Political party Republican
Academic career
Institution University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Harvard University
Doctoral
advisor
James M. Poterba

Jeffrey Robert Brown (born February 16, 1968) is the dean of the Gies College of Business of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously he was the William G. Karnes Professor in the Department of Finance and the Director of the Center for Business and Public Policy. [1] He serves as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research [2] and as Associate Director of the NBER Retirement Research Center. [3] Since 2009 he has served as a Trustee for TIAA, the operating company of TIAA-CREF. [4] From October 2006 through September 2008, he served as a member of the Social Security Advisory Board. [5] He served as a Senior Economist with the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2002. [6] He earned a Ph.D. in economics from MIT (where his advisor was Jim Poterba), a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. from Miami University. [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jeffrey Brown". giesbusiness.illinois.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "The Reporter Archives". www.nber.org.
  3. "Programs & Working Groups". www.nber.org.
  4. "TIAA-CREF - Jeffrey R. Brown". Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  5. ":: Social Security Advisory Board ::". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  6. Economic Report of the President, 2002,Appendix A, page 309, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy03/pdf/2002_erp.pdf Archived 2010-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. D'Alessio, Jeff (January 13, 2020). "Beyond the Boardroom: Jeff Brown". The News-Gazette . Retrieved September 29, 2022.