Jean Tirole — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the 2014 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Serves as Honorary Chairman at Toulouse School of Economics
Chairman of the Executive Committee at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
Holds a long-term visiting position as Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Authored 'Economics for the Common Good', published in French in 2016 and translated into multiple languages
Recipient of the 2007 CNRS gold medal
Holds PhDs in Economics and Mathematics

Biography

Jean Tirole is the Honorary Chairman of the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and Chairman of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST). He also holds a long-term visiting position as a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), his alma mater. His academic affiliations further include the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and the Institut de France.