Background
Hughes, Kent Higgon was born on February 23, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Kenneth and Gwladys (Higgon) Hughes.
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Collaboration between the public and private sectors helped the U.S. economy recover from its last period of economic malaise, and similar collaboration is needed today, according to a key participant in the 1980sā1990s competitiveness movement. In Building the Next American Century, Kent H. Hughes describes that movement, beginning with the conditions that stimulated it: stagflation in the early 1970s, declines in manufactured exports, and challenges from German and Japanese manufacturers. The United States responded with monetary and fiscal reform, technological innovation, and formation of a culture of lifelong learning. Although a great deal of leadership came from government, a new sense of partnership with the private sector and its leaders was crucial. Hughes attributes much of the national prosperity of the late 1990s to contributions from the private sectors. Hughes argues that a twenty-first-century competitiveness strategy with a system-wide approach to innovation, learning, and global engagement can meet today's challenges, even in the demanding environment shaped by national security concerns after 9/11.
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Hughes, Kent Higgon was born on February 23, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Kenneth and Gwladys (Higgon) Hughes.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1962; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1976.
Fellow International Legal Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1967-1969. Attorney Urban Law Institute, Washington, 1970-1971. Legislation counsel Office of Sen.
Vance Hartke, 1971-1972. Analyst Congressional Research Service, 1973-1976. Senior economist Joint Economic Committee, 1977-1982.
Legislation director Office Sen. Gary Hart, 1983-1984. Staff director trade subcommittee House Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, 1985-1987.
Chief economist Democratic policy committee United States Senate, 1987-1990. President Council on Competitiveness, 1990-1993. Associate deputy secretary of commerce United States Department of Commerce, Washington, 1993-1999.
Public policy scholar Woodrow Wilson International Center, 1999-2001. Director program American and Global Economy Program Woodrow Wilson Center, 2001ā2004, since 2005.
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Member American Bar Association, American Economics Association, District of Columbia Bar Association.
Married Virginia Carrington Sammon. Children: John Kenneth, Jeff, Krista.