16 Facts About Laura Tyson

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was born on June 28,1947 and is an American economist and university administrator who is currently a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley and a senior fellow at the Berggruen Institute.

Laura Tyson served as the 16th Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 1993 to 1995 and 2nd Director of the National Economic Council from 1995 to 1996 under President Bill Clinton.

Laura Tyson remains the only person to have served in both posts.

Laura Tyson's father was Italian American and her mother was of Swedish and Dutch descent.

Laura Tyson joined the faculty of the economics department at Princeton University in 1974 and remained in the position until 1977 when she became a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

Laura Tyson was appointed a professor of business administration in 1990.

Laura Tyson was confirmed by the United States Senate in 1993 and served until appointment as Director of the National Economic Council from 1995 to 1996.

Laura Tyson later served as Dean of London Business School from 2002 to 2006.

Laura Tyson was the first woman to lead both institutions.

In December, 2009 it was announced that Laura Tyson will join CB Richard Ellis Board of Directors on March 4,2010.

Laura Tyson has published a number of books and articles on industrial competitiveness, trade, and on the economies of Central Europe and their transitions to market systems.

An Economic Viewpoint columnist for BusinessWeek magazine, Laura Tyson writes regularly about domestic and international economic policy matters in The Washington Post, The New York Times and other nationally and internationally syndicated newspapers and magazines.

Laura Tyson joined Berkeley Research Group, LLC, an expert services advisory firm co-founded by David Teece, as a special advisor in 2010.

Laura Tyson had consulted for LECG, another expert advisory firm founded by Teece, from 1997 to 2001.

Since 2012, Laura Tyson has written monthly columns for international media organization Project Syndicate.

In November 2013, Laura Tyson founded the Institute for Business and Social Impact at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.