Karen Dynan — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of the Practice of Economics at Harvard University
Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
Served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2014-2017), nominated by President Barack Obama
Vice President and co-director of the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution (2009-2013)
Served on the staff of the Federal Reserve Board for 17 years
Chaired the Board of Overseers of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and served on the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee, the U.S. Financial Diaries Advisory Board, and the American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics
Holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University (1992) and an A.B. from Brown University (1985)

Biography

Karen Dynan is an American economist currently serving as a Professor of the Practice of Economics at Harvard University and a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Her expertise spans macroeconomic policy, consumer behavior, household finance, and housing policy.