Omari Swinton

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Omari Holmes Swinton
Born (1980-11-30) November 30, 1980 (age 43)
Alma mater Duke University
Florida A&M University
Children4
Scientific career
Fields Economics
Finance
Institutions Howard University

Omari Holmes Swinton (born November 30, 1980) is an American economist who is chair of the Economics department at Howard University [1] and a former president of the National Economic Association. [2]

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Biography

Swinton is the son of economist David Swinton. [3] He completed his B.S. in Economics at Florida A&M in 2001, [4] and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Duke University in 2003 and 2007 respectively. [5]

Career

Swinton has been on the faculty of Howard University since 2007, and has chaired that Economics Department since 2017. In February 2019, he was interviewed by J.P. Morgan about building wealth. [6] He was president of the National Economic Association (NEA) in 2019. His stated goal for the organization was to encourage minorities to enter the field of economics. [7]

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References

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  2. "NEA Officers and Executive Board | National Economic Association". www.neaecon.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. Simms, Margaret; Wilson, Charles (Winter 2020). "THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION AT 50 YEARS: LOOKING AHEAD". The Minority Report (12): 9–11.
  4. Swinton, Omari. "Omari H. Swinton CV" (PDF). Howard University. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. "Duke Economics Alumnus Elected President of National Economic Association | Duke Economics Department". econ.duke.edu. March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. JPMC. "A conversation with Howard Professor Omari Swinton ..." am.jpmorgan.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. "Newsroom". Howard Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-04-18.