Alan Blinder — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University since 1971.
Served as Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve from June 1994 to January 1996.
Served on President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers from January 1993 to June 1994.
Co-authored the textbook "Economics: Principles and Policy," first published in 1979 and in its twelfth edition by 2012.
Member of the board of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2008.
Graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in economics from Princeton University in 1967.

Biography

Alan Blinder is an American economics professor at Princeton University, where he has been since 1971, currently holding the position of Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs. He is recognized as a leading macroeconomist and a champion of Keynesian economics and policies.

His academic work primarily focuses on monetary policy, central banking, and the "offshoring" of jobs. He also serves as Special Counsel at AustralianSuper.