Antti Tanskanen

Background

Tanskanen, Antti was born in 1946 in Mänttä, Finland, WORLD0.

Education

Master of Science in Economics, University Tampere, 1969. LSc in Economics, University Tampere, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Tampere, 1975.

Career

Economist, International Monetary Fund, 1977-1979; professor in economics, U. Jyväskylä, since 1979; rector, U. Jyväskylä, 1988-1991. Chairman Association of professors and Docents of Economics, 1984-1985, Finnish Economics Association, 1987-1988. Member Finnish Council University Rectors, 1988-1991.

Chairman supervisory board Control Association of the Finnish Cooperative Banks, 1992-1996. Member Science and Technology Policy Council in Finland, 1992-1996. President Academy Finland, 1992-1996.

Member executive county European Science Foundation, 1993-1995. Executive director OKOBANK, 1996, Control Association of the Finnish Cooperative Banks, 1996. Board directors Metsä-Serla Corporation.

Achievements

• Antti Tanskanen has been listed as a noteworthy economist, executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member European Science Foundation (member executive council since 1993), Kansantaloudellinen yhdistys (chairman 1987-1988), Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters.