Karen Dynan has been a Professor of the Practice in the Harvard University Economics Department and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics since 2017. Her previous roles include Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the US Department of the Treasury (2014-2017), vice president for Economic Studies at Brookings (2009-2013), and various positions at the Federal Reserve Board. Dynan researches macroeconomic policy, consumer behavior, and household finances. She has a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and an A.B. from Brown University.
