Jeffrey Sachs
Economist and public policy analyst
Jeffrey Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst who teaches at Columbia University. He is known for his work on economic development and reducing poverty.
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American Born 1954 in Detroit, United States
Influenced by John Maynard Keynes
About Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1954. He became a professor of economics at Harvard University at the age of 28. He is a professor at Columbia University, where he formerly directed the Earth Institute and now directs the Center for Sustainable Development. From 2002 to 2018 he served as a special adviser to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, and from 2002 to 2006 he led the UN Millennium Project's work on the Millennium Development Goals. Sachs co-founded Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit that aims to end extreme poverty and hunger. His book in our catalog is The End of Poverty.