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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Lester Thurow</b></font><p><img src="lester-thurow-1.jpg" height=288 width=216 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Lester Thurow"><b>AKA</b> Lester Carl Thurow<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/645/000106327/" class=proflink>7-May</a>-<a href="/lists/937/000105622/" class=proflink>1938</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/985/000104673/" class=proflink>Livingston, MT</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/968/000106650/" class=proflink>25-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/166/000399963/" class=proflink>2016</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/465/000401259/" class=proflink>Westport, MA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> unspecified<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/870/000071657/" class=proflink>Methodist</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/181/000068974/" class=proflink>Economist</a><br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Democratic<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Sloan School of Management<p><b>Father:</b> Willis Carl Thurow (Methodist minister)<br><b>Mother:</b> Alice Hickman<br><b>Wife:</b> Emily Rooks (d.)<br><b>Wife:</b> Gretchen Pfuetze (m. 30-Dec-1971, div., two sons)<br><b>Son:</b> Ethan<br><b>Son:</b> Torben<br><b>Wife:</b> Anna Soldinger (m. 1998, until his death)<br><p> University: <a href="/edu/790/000068586/">BA Political Economy, Williams College (1960)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/486/000068282/">MA Philosophy, Balliol College, Oxford University</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/473/000068269/">PhD Economics, Harvard University (1964)</a><br> Assistant Professor: <a href="/edu/473/000068269/">Economics, Harvard University (1965-68)</a><br> Professor: <a href="/edu/487/000068283/">Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1968-)</a><br> Department Chair: <a href="/edu/487/000068283/">Sloan School of Management, MIT (1987-93)</a><br><p> <a href="/media/539/000052383/">The Boston Globe</a> Columnist<br> <a href="/media/866/000044734/">USA Today</a> Columnist<br> <a href="/media/466/000044334/">Newsweek</a> Contributing Editor (1981-83)<br> <a href="/media/640/000044508/">The New York Times</a> Editorial Board (1979)<br> <a href="/gov/445/000094163/">US Council of Economic Advisers</a> Staff (1964-65)<br><span style="line-height: 0.5em"> </span><br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/897/000104585/">E-Trade</a> <br> Member of the Board of <a href="/company/898/000104586/">Analog Devices</a> <br> <span style="line-height: 0.5em"> </span><br> <a href="/org/811/000055646/">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a> <br> <a href="/org/059/000103747/">American Economic Association</a> <br> <a href="/org/128/000128741/">National Center on Education and the Economy</a> Trustee<br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/145/000052986/">Public Agenda</a> Policy Review Board<br> <a href="/media/283/000106962/">New Perspectives Quarterly</a> Advisory Board<br> <a href="/org/105/000172586/">Bill Bradley for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/291/000173769/">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> <br> <a href="/org/895/000104583/">Economic Policy Institute</a> Co-Founder<br> <a href="/org/958/000121595/">Economists for Peace and Security</a> Fellow<br> <a href="/org/805/000167304/">John Kerry for President</a> <br><span style="line-height: 0.5em"> </span><br> <a href="/honors/422/000041299/">Rhodes Scholarship</a> <br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.lthurow.com/" target=_blank>http://www.lthurow.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Poverty and Discrimination</i> (<tt>1969</tt>, economics)<br><i>Investment in Human Capital</i> (<tt>1970</tt>, economics)<br><i>The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution and the Possibilities for Economic Change</i> (<tt>1980</tt>, economics)<br><i>Dangerous Currents: The State of Economics</i> (<tt>1983</tt>, economics)<br><i>The Deficits: How Big? How Long? How Dangerous?</i> (<tt>1985</tt>, politics)<br><i>Head to Head: The Coming Economic Battle Among Japan, Europe, and America</i> (<tt>1992</tt>, economics)<br><i>The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's World</i> (<tt>1996</tt>, economics)<br><i>Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies and Nations</i> (<tt>1999</tt>, economics)<br><i>Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity</i> (<tt>2003</tt>, economics)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=104587"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=104587">Lester Thurow</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=104587" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>