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Randall Dodd is the founder and director for Financial Policy Forum in Washington, DC, United States, a non-profit organization that deals with regulation of financial markets.

He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the Columbia University, where he specialized in international trade and finance. [1] He has taught at both Columbia and Johns Hopkins Universities. He was also legislative director for congressman Joe Kennedy.

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References

  1. "Gerald R. Allen-Randall Dodd". Policy Innovations. Retrieved 21 May 2013.