Rudy Penner | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Director of the Congressional Budget Office | |
| In office September 1, 1983 – April 28, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Rivlin |
| Succeeded by | Edward Gramlich (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Amherstburg, Ontario, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice |
| Education | University of Toronto (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD) |
Rudolph G. Penner (born 1936 in Amherstburg, Ontario) is a Canadian-American economist who was the director of the United States Congressional Budget Office from September 1, 1983, through April 28, 1987.
Penner attained a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Toronto. He enrolled in Johns Hopkins University and earned a doctorate in the discipline. He subsequently entered academia, receiving a professorship at the University of Rochester, where he concentrated on tax policy.[1]
After joining the Office of Management & Budget, Penner rose to become the agency's chief economist during the Ford administration. Previous federal posts included stints as deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and senior staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisors. In 1977, he left government to take a fellowship with the American Enterprise Institute. At the time of his appointment as head of the CBO, he expressed interest in shifting toward consumption-based taxes and working toward reduction of the federal deficit.[2]
Penner later worked as director of the Barents Group consulting firm. He currently works as a fellow at the Urban Institute.[3] He also serves on the board of directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.[4]