Background
Levin, Richard Charles was born on April 7, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of D. Derek and Phylys M. (Goldstein) Levin.
academic administrator economist
Levin, Richard Charles was born on April 7, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of D. Derek and Phylys M. (Goldstein) Levin.
Bachelor in History, Stanford University, 1968. Bachelor of Literature, Oxford University, England, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Yale University, 1974.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Princeton University, 1993. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Harvard University, 1994. Doctor in Civil Law (honorary), Oxford University, 1998.
Doctor (honorary), Peking University, 2003.
Assistant professor economics Yale University, New Haven, 1974—1979, associate professor, 1979—1982, professor, 1982—1992, chairman economics department, 1987—1992, Frederick William Beinecke professor economics, since 1992, president, since 1993. Dean Yale Graduate School Arts & Sciences, 1992—1993. Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985—1990.
Progressive director International Institute Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, 1990—1992. Board directors Satmetrix Systems, Inc., 2002—2009, Lucent Technologies, Inc., 2003—2006. Board director American Express Company, since 2007.
Member Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2004—2005, President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST), since 2009.
Trustee Hopkins School, New Haven, 1988—1995, Yale-New Haven Hospital, since 1993. Board directors Yale-New Haven Health Services Corporation, Inc., since 1993. Member board science, technical and economic policy National Research Council.
Board member The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Member Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2004. Vice chairman Climate Works Foundation.
Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member: Satmetrix, Econometric Society, American Economic Association.
Married Jane Ellen Aries, June 24, 1968. Children: Jon, Daniel, Sarah, Rebecca.