Jeffrey Garten | |
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| Born | October 29, 1946 |
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| United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade | |
| In office July 1993 – September 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | J. Michael Farren |
| Succeeded by | Stuart E. Eizenstat |
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| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1972 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 82nd Airborne Division United States Army Special Forces |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Jeffrey E. Garten (born October 29, 1946)[citation needed] is an American economist, author, businessman, and former government official who is Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management, where he teaches a variety of courses on global economy.[1] From 1996 to 2005 he was the dean of the school, and from 2005 to 2015 he was the Juan Trippe Professor in international trade, finance, and business. Before that, he was Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade in the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1995, and had a career on Wall Street as a managing director for the Blackstone Group and Lehman Brothers.
He is the author of six books on the global political economy and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Newsweek, Foreign Affairs, and Harvard Business Review. From 1997 to 2005 he wrote a monthly column in Business Week.