Peggy noonan
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Born:9-Jan-1942
Birthplace:Rochester, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation:Economist
Nationality: United States
Executive summary:The End of Money
Wife:Peggy Noonan (speechwriter, m. 1985, div. 1989, one son)
Son: Will (b. 1987)
University: BA Economics, University of South Florida (1963)
University: MBA, Florida State University (1964)
University: PhD Business Economics, Columbia University (1972)
Professor: Florida State University
Professor: George Mason University
Professor: George Washington University
Professor: Rutgers University
Administrator: Chair, Management Dept., Polytechnic University of New York
Administrator: Board of Visitors, School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University
Novecon Founder
US Chamber of Commerce VP & Chief Economist (1980-92?)
American Council for Capital Formation Executive Director (past)
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Richard W. Rahn
American economist
Richard W. Rahn (born January 9, 1942, in Rochester, New York) is an American economist, syndicated columnist, and entrepreneur. He is chairman of Improbable Success Productions and the Institute for Global Economic Growth. Rahn writes a syndicated weekly economic column which is published in The Washington Times, Real Clear Markets and elsewhere. He was the vice president and chief economist of the United States Chamber of Commerce during the Reagan administration and remains a staunch advocate of supply-side economics, small government, and classical liberalism.
Education
Rahn received a B.A. from University of South Florida, an M.B.A. from Florida State University, a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Pepperdine University.[1]
Career
In addition to his column in The Washington Times, his articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, National Review, and overseas publications. He is the author of the book The End Dr. Richard W. Rahn is Director General of the Center for Global Economic Growth. Dr. Rahn is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute, and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and an economic columnist. In the 1980s, Dr. Rahn served as Vice President and Chief Economist of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Previously, he was the Executive Director of the American Council for Capital Formation. He has advised senior government officials on tax and monetary policy matters in a number of countries, including Russia, Estonia, and Hungary. He served as the U.S. co-chairman of the Bulgarian Economic Growth and Transition Project in 1990. In 1982, President Reagan appointed Dr. Rahn as a member of the Quadrennial Social Security Advisory Council. During the 1988 Presidential campaign, he served as an economic advisor to President G.H.W. Bush.•
Dr. Rahn is the founder of the Novecon companies, which include Sterling Semiconductor Inc. (now owned by Dow Corning), and Novecon Financial Ltd. which he still chairs. Professor Rahn taught at several universities including
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