Bengt R. Holmstrom

Background

Holmstrom, Bengt R. was born on April 18, 1949 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Eric R. and Inez M. Holmstrom.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Helsinki University, Finland, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, California, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Vaasa, 1997.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Stockholm School Economic, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Swedish School of Economics and Business Administrn., 2005.

Career

Corporation planner Ahlstrom Oy, Helsinki, Finland, 1972—1974. Assistant professor Kellogg School Management Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1979—1983. Edwin J. Beinecke professor economics and management School Management Yale University, New Haven, 1983—1994.

Paul A. Samuelson professor economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1994. Director Nokia Oyj, Espoo, Finland, Kuusakoski Oy, Espoo. Lieutenant artillery Finnish Army Reserves.

Achievements

• Bengt R. Holmstrom has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society. Member: Finnish Society of Science and Letters (foreign member 1992), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2001.

Connections

Married Anneli Kuusakoski. 1 child Sam R.