Adriana Kugler — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Full Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and Department of Economics
Served as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board from 2023 to 2025
Served as U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank
Served as Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Obama Administration
Expert in labor markets and monetary policy

Biography

Adriana Kugler is a leading economist, public policy scholar, and global economic policy leader. She currently serves as a Full Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and Department of Economics, where she has spent over 15 years of her 29-year academic career. Her academic and leadership roles at Georgetown have included Vice Provost for Faculty, leading initiatives to strengthen faculty development and support women in STEM.

From 2023 to 2025, Dr.