Laura Tyson

Laura Tyson
2nd Director of the National Economic Council
In office
February 21, 1995 – December 12, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byRobert Rubin
Succeeded byGene Sperling
16th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
In office
February 5, 1993 – April 22, 1995
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMichael Boskin
Succeeded byJoseph Stiglitz
Personal details
Born
Laura D'Andrea

(1947-06-28) June 28, 1947 (age 77)
Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSmith College (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA, PhD)

Laura D'Andrea Tyson (born June 28, 1947) 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. She 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. Tyson was the first woman to hold each of those posts.[1] She remains the only person to have served in both posts.

  1. ^ "Laura D'Andrea Tyson Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Haas School of Business. Retrieved April 11, 2022.