On Wednesday, February 23, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy was pleased to honor Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barak Obama, with its first Good Governance Award at the 2011 ConocoPhillips White House Lecture. Dr. Orszag arrived at the Bush School early in the […]
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Faculty Spotlight: James Olson
The first time Jim Olson visited the Bush School, he had to wear a hard hat. It was late in 1997 when MPIA Director Chuck Hermann gave Olson, then still employed with the Central Intelligence Agency, a tour of the Allen building facilities he would call home for the next thirteen years. After years of […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ren Mu
Born in China, Dr. Ren Mu joined the Bush School faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor, having most recently been a research consultant at the World Bank. She received her BA in economics and an MA in law from Nankai University. After that she moved to the United States to pursue additional education, eventually […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Joanna Lahey
Dr. Joanna Lahey came to the Bush School in 2006 after receiving her doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). As the resident expert on the economics of aging and health, she has published groundbreaking work on the subject and received attention from leading media outlets for her research. Dr. Lahey also […]
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. William Brown
Dr. William Brown followed a non-traditional path to the Bush School, studying education, organizational psychology and social work rather than political science or economics. After earning a B.S. in education from Northeastern University, his work with emotionally disturbed children was rewarding, but very stressful, so he moved to the food services industry where he quickly […]
