| Lester Thurow  AKA Lester Carl Thurow
Born: 7-May-1938
Birthplace: Livingston, MT
Died: 25-Mar-2016
Location of death: Westport, MA
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Economist
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Sloan School of Management Father: Willis Carl Thurow (Methodist minister)
Mother: Alice Hickman
Wife: Emily Rooks (d.)
Wife: Gretchen Pfuetze (m. 30-Dec-1971, div., two sons)
Son: Ethan
Son: Torben
Wife: Anna Soldinger (m. 1998, until his death)
University: BA Political Economy, Williams College (1960)
University: MA Philosophy, Balliol College, Oxford University
University: PhD Economics, Harvard University (1964)
Assistant Professor: Economics, Harvard University (1965-68)
Professor: Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1968-)
Department Chair: Sloan School of Management, MIT (1987-93)
The Boston Globe Columnist
USA Today Columnist
Newsweek Contributing Editor (1981-83)
The New York Times Editorial Board (1979)
US Council of Economic Advisers Staff (1964-65)
Member of the Board of E-Trade
Member of the Board of Analog Devices
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Economic Association
National Center on Education and the Economy Trustee
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Public Agenda Policy Review Board
New Perspectives Quarterly Advisory Board
Bill Bradley for President
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Economic Policy Institute Co-Founder
Economists for Peace and Security Fellow
John Kerry for President
Rhodes Scholarship
Official Website:
http://www.lthurow.com/
Author of books:
Poverty and Discrimination (1969, economics)
Investment in Human Capital (1970, economics)
The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution and the Possibilities for Economic Change (1980, economics)
Dangerous Currents: The State of Economics (1983, economics)
The Deficits: How Big? How Long? How Dangerous? (1985, politics)
Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America (1992, economics)
The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's World (1996, economics)
Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies and Nations (1999, economics)
Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity (2003, economics)
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