Jeffrey Sachs is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor[1][2]. He is known for his work on sustainable development, …
Jeffrey Sachs is an American economist, academic, public policy analyst, and former director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor[1][2]. He is known for his work on sustainable development, economic development, and the fight to end poverty[2]. Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist[3]. His monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries[3].
Sachs has received several accolades for his work, including being the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership[2]. He has also been named twice among Time magazine's 100 most influential world leaders[1]. Prior to joining Columbia University, Sachs spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University[1]. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria[3].
Sachs is the co-founder and chief strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty and hunger[2]. He was the director of the United Nations Millennium Project's work on the MDGs from 2002 to 2006[2]. Sachs is also the co-editor of the World Happiness Report with John F. Helliwell and Richard Layard[2]. His work on ending poverty, overcoming macroeconomic instability, promoting economic growth, fighting hunger and disease, and promoting sustainable environmental practices has taken him to more than 125 countries[3].
Citations:
[1] https://www.jeffsachs.org
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Sachs
[3] https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/communities-connections/faculty/jeffrey-sachs
[4] https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/profile/jeffrey-sachs-phd
[5] https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/114542/witnesses/HHRG-117-GO00-Bio-SachsJ-20220329.pdf
[6] https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/jeffrey-sachss-great-power-politics
