Stephanie Kelton — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Interim Dean of the School of Communication and Journalism and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University.
Leading proponent of Modern Monetary Theory.
Author of The Deficit Myth (June 2020), a New York Times bestseller.
Served as Chief Economist for the Democratic Minority Staff of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee.
Economic advisor to Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.
Founder and editor-in-chief of the blog New Economic Perspectives.
Holds a Ph.D. in economics from The New School for Social Research (2001).

Biography

Stephanie Kelton is an American heterodox economist and academic, recognized as a leading proponent of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). She currently serves as Interim Dean of the School of Communication and Journalism and as a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University. Kelton is the author of The Deficit Myth (June 2020), which became an instant New York Times bestseller.

Her career includes significant roles in U.S. economic policy.