Glenn Hubbard (economist)
Glenn Hubbard | |
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15th Dean of Columbia Business School | |
In office July 1, 2004 – July 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Meyer Feldberg |
Succeeded by | Costis Maglaras |
20th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office May 11, 2001 – February 28, 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Martin Baily |
Succeeded by | Greg Mankiw |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Glenn Hubbard September 4, 1958 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Central Florida (BA, BS) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Academic career | |
Field | Public economics Corporate finance Financial institutions Macroeconomics Industrial organization Natural resource economics Public policy |
School or tradition | Supply-side economics |
Doctoral advisor | Benjamin M. Friedman[1] Jerry A. Hausman[1] Martin Feldstein[1] |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Robert Glenn Hubbard (born September 4, 1958) is an American economist and academic. He served as the Dean of the
Hubbard is a visiting scholar at the
Early life and education
Born September 4, 1958, Hubbard was raised in Apopka, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, Florida. His father taught at a local community college and his mother taught at a high school. Hubbard's younger brother, Gregg, is a member of the country-pop band Sawyer Brown.[4]
Hubbard is an Eagle Scout. A member of the chess team, he graduated at the top of his class. He scored well enough on his College Level Examination Program to enter the
Career
Academic
Hubbard has been at Columbia University since 1988, being Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics since 1994.[5]
He was named Dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. During his tenure, the construction of the 11-story Henry R. Kravis Hall was launched.[6]
Government
Hubbard was Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1991 to 1993.[3]
From February 2001 until March 2003, Hubbard was chairman of the
He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of
Political advisor
Hubbard served as economic advisor to the
Hubbard was an economic advisor for the
Other
Hubbard serves as co-chair of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.
Hubbard is a member of the Board of Directors of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., BlackRock Closed-End Funds, Capmark Financial Corporation,
KKR Financial Corporation, The TIFIN Group LLC and Ripplewood Holdings. He is also a Director or Trustee of the Economic Club of New York, Tax Foundation, Resources for the Future, Manhattan Council and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, and a member of the Advisory Board of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse... Director of MetLife and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since February 2007.[5]
Hubbard is currently a board member of:
- Automatic Data Processing[26]
- Duke Realty[27]
- Ripplewood Holdings
- MetLife Inc.[5]
- FiscalNote[28]
On January 8, 2019, he was appointed to become MetLife's non-executive chairman of the board as of May 1, 2019, upon the retirement of Steven A. Kandarian.[29]
Inside Job interview and aftermath
Hubbard was interviewed in
Books
Hubbard is the author of a number of economic and socioeconomic texts, with a focus on deregulation, conservative fiscal policy and taxation. In 2009, he wrote and published The Aid Trap with economist William Duggan Columbia University Press, criticizing the aid system provided by NGOs in western countries as preventing internal growth in poorer nations.[32] In 2013, he published Balance with former intelligence officer and economist Tim Kane.[33]
Columbia Business School (CBS) Follies
Hubbard is also frequently featured in skits by Columbia Business School's "Follies" group, ranging from videos of him monitoring students on classroom video cameras[34] to songs about his relationship with presidential candidate Mitt Romney.[35] Hubbard has also publicized his dissatisfaction with Ben Bernanke's nomination as Chair of the Federal Reserve with his comedic YouTube parody of The Police's "Every Breath You Take", titled "Every Breath Bernanke Takes".[36]
References
- ^ a b c "Hubbard's CV" (PDF).
- New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ a b American Enterprise Institute, R. Glenn Hubbard
- ^ a b Segal, David (October 13, 2012). "Romney's Go-To Economist". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ KKR Financial Corporation and Ripplewood Holdings. He is also a Director or Trustee of the Economic Club of New York, Tax Foundation, Resources for the Future, Manhattan Council and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, and a member of the Advisory Board of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse... Director of MetLife and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since February 2007. Link. Retrieved December 15, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ White, Ben (March 26, 2015). "Jeb Bush's tricky path to an economic plan". Politico. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Romney Taps Bush Hands to Shape Economic Policies, February 24, 2012
- ^ "Who's on the inside track for a Romney Cabinet" by MIKE ALLEN and JIM VANDEHEI, Politico, August 28, 2012, Retrieved 2012-08-28
- ^ a b Bloomfield, Mark (October 19, 2015). "The economic advisers behind the candidates". The Hill.
- ^ Crooks, Ed; Fleming, Sam (September 15, 2016). "Donald Trump details plans for tax cuts to boost US economy". Financial Times.
- ^ a b Samuelson, Darren; White, Ben (May 9, 2016). "Trump's empty administration". Politico.
- ^ Belvedere, Matthew J. (October 28, 2015). "Jeb Bush advisor: Trump ideas 'economic flimflam'". Politico.
- ^ Hubbard, Glenn (November 1, 2015). "It's Time for Candidates to Get Serious About the Economy". Politico.
- ^ a b White, Ben (June 13, 2016). "Orlando impact". Politico.
- ^ Liesman, Steve (November 7, 2016). "Clinton to win, but Trump is victor on economy, respondents to CNBC survey". CNBC.
- ^ "Glenn Hubbard: What Clinton and Trump Get Wrong About U.S. Growth". Fortune. April 19, 2016.
- ^ Murray, Alan (April 14, 2016). "Can election 2016 have a happy ending?". Fortune – via Yahoo! Finance.
- ^ "Trump wins Christie backing, marches toward Super Tuesday". Reuters. February 27, 2016.
- ^ Hartley, Jon; Hubbard, Glenn (March 21, 2016). "The Economic Ignorance of Trump and Sanders". National Review.
- ^ Hubbard, Glenn (February 26, 2016). "Do any candidates have an economic plan that would work?". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Leubsdorf, Ben; Morath, Eric; Zumbrun, Josh (August 25, 2016). "Economists Who've Advised Presidents Are No Fans of Donald Trump". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (August 10, 2016). "Donald Trump's new tax plan could have a big winner: Donald Trump's companies". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (August 8, 2016). "Donald Trump's Economic Team Is Far From Typical". The New York Times.
- ^ "Directors and Corporate Officers". ADP : Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ "dukerealty.com – Investor Relations – Management". Duke Realty. Retrieved December 15, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "FiscalNote | Team". Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "MetLife (MET) Announces Michel A. Khalaf to Succeed Steven A. Kandarian as President & CEO". Street Insider. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Transcript excerpt on "A Searing Look At Wall Street In 'Inside Job', Charles Ferguson interviewed by Melissa Block", which aired October 1, 2010 on NPR's All Things Considered. During the program, Ferguson explained to Melissa Block, "Well, the entire interview was fairly contentious, as you can imagine. It surprised me somewhat to realize that these people were not used to being challenged, that they'd never been questioned about this issue before. They clearly expected to be deferred to by me and I think by everybody."
- ^ a b "'Inside Job' prompts new look at conflict of interest policy," Archived December 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine published April 13, 2011, in the Columbia Spectator.
- ^ "The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending... Book by R. Glenn Hubbard".
- ^ Kaplan, Robert D. (August 2, 2013). "Rise and Fall". The New York Times.
- ^ ECHO 360. CBS Follies. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
Those ECHO 360 cameras in every room at CBS aren't just recording lectures so you can skip class on Jewish holidays. They're Hubbard's eyes and ears. He's watching you.
- ^ White House Dream. CBS Follies. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
From the Columbia Business School Follies Spring 2012 Show
- ^ snouri (April 21, 2006), Every Breath Bernanke Takes, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved March 30, 2016