Joseph E. Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001. He is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University and the Chief Economist at the Roosevelt Institute. Born in 1943 in the United States, he was appointed as a professor of economics at Yale University in 1969 at the age of just 26. He served as Vice President of the World Bank. Stiglitz is globally renowned for his critical views on the current management of globalization and his opposition to proponents of complete economic liberalization, whom he refers to as "free market fundamentalists," as well as international organizations like the IMF and the World Bank. He was a member and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors during the Clinton administration and taught at Princeton University for eleven years (1979-1988). Stiglitz is one of the most recognizable economists worldwide, a member of numerous economic, social, and political science organizations, and an advisor to many governments, including the Greek government.