Jeffrey Sachs
Economist, Academic
1954 –
Who is Jeffrey Sachs?
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. One of the youngest tenured economics professors in the history of Harvard University, Sachs became known for his role as an adviser to Eastern European and developing country governments during the transition from communism to a market system or during periods of economic crisis. Subsequently he has been known for his work on the challenges of economic development, environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation, debt cancellation, and globalization.
Sachs is the Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs and a professor of health policy and management at Columbia’s School of Public Health. He is special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on the Millennium Development Goals, having held the same position under former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He is co-founder and chief strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty and hunger.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1954
Detroit - Also known as
- Jeffrey David Sach
- Jeffrey D Sachs
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, Harvard University
( - 1980) - Master of Arts, Harvard University
( - 1978) - Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University
( - 1976) - Oak Park High School
- Harvard College
- Doctorate, Harvard University
- Employment
- Columbia University
- The Earth Institute
- Lived in
- United States of America
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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