Professor Glenn Hubbard

Glenn Hubbard is Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School. Hubbard received his BA and BS degrees summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida and holds a PhD degree in economics from Harvard University. In addition to writing over 100 scholarly articles in economics and finance, he is author of three popular textbooks, and co-author of The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty; Balance: The Economics of Great Powers From Ancient Rome to Modern America, and Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care System. His commentaries appear in Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, Nikkei, and The Daily Yomiuri, as well as on television and radio. From 2001-2003, he chaired the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. Hubbard serves on the boards of ADP, BlackRock Closed-End Funds, and MetLife; co-chairs the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation; and is past Chair of the Economic Club of New York and the Study Group on Corporate Boards.