William White — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2009 to 2018.
Identified as one of the earliest economists to predict the 2008 financial crisis.
Noted for flagging wild behavior in the debt markets prior to the 2008 global financial crisis.

Biography

William R. White (born 1943) is a Canadian economist. He held the position of chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2009 to 2018.

White is recognized for his foresight in flagging the wild behavior in the debt markets before the global financial crisis of 2008, also known as the Great Recession.