Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers interests me as the rare economist who keeps walking into rooms where economists usually fear to tread. Treasury Secretary, Harvard president, National Economic Council director — each role demands a different kind of armor, and he wore them all while staying recognizably himself: brilliant, blunt, and allergic to consensus for its own sake. The John Bates Clark Medal confirmed his analytical firepower early, but what I respect more is his willingness to be publicly wrong rather than privately cautious. He generates controversy the way some people generate small talk, yet American economic debate would be thinner without him. To me, that trade-off is worth defending.

Name (English)

Lawrence Summers

Name (Japanese)

ローレンス・サマーズ

Reading

ろーれんす・さまーず

Born

November 30, 1954 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

Origin

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

economist / university teacher / professor / scientist / politician

High school

Harriton High School

University

Harvard University

Awards & achievements

• 1993 John Bates Clark Medal
• 2009 Adam Smith Award
• 1987 Alan T. Waterman Award
• 2000 Golden Plate Award
• 2011 Global Economy Prize
• 1985 Fellow of the Econometric Society
• 1987 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2007 honorary doctor of Harvard University

Motto

Private

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Tags

• Connecticut
• economist
• university teacher
• professor

Last updated

2026-06-10

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