Join the Spelman College Economics Department and the Sloan Program for a roundtable with leading economists, all Black women and experts in their field. This panel will address critical issues related to the most pressing economic problems in the presidential election and the future of the United States economy.
This panel is sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Registration is required.
THE PANEL
All panel members have either advised U.S. Presidents, worked in the Federal Reserve System or worked in a central bank outside of the U.S.
Dr. Susan Collins
B.A. in Economics, Harvard University
Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Provost and Professor of Economics/Public Policy, University of Michigan
Member, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Former President George H.W. Bush Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Lisa D. Cook
B.A. in Philosophy, Spelman College
B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford University (first Marshall Scholar from Oxford)
Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkley
Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
Former President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers
Dr. Ugochi Emenogu
B.S. in Computational Mathematics, York University
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Ryerson University
Ph.D. in Economics, Ryerson University
Senior Economist, Bank of Canada
Dr. Willene Johnson
B.A. in Social Studies, Radcliffe College, Harvard University
Ph.D. in Development Economics, Columbia University
President of Komaza, Inc.
Former Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Dr. Cecilia Rouse
A.B. in Economics, Harvard University
Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University
Dean and Professor of Economics, The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Former President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers