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SUMMARY:Bridging the Trust Gap: Economics\, Economists and Public Policy -
  Dr Mohamed El-Erian
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nTrust in economics and economists is essential for
  effective policymaking and societal well-being. However\, this trust has 
 been eroded by a series of missteps\, including flawed assessments and ina
 ccurate predictions.\nThis presentation explores the "what" and "why" behi
 nd key historical misjudgments in recent years\, their consequences\, and 
 the opportunities for meaningful improvement. It underscores the need for 
 greater accountability and a readiness to question entrenched assumptions 
 and approaches. By addressing these issues\, we can rebuild trust in econo
 mics and enhance its value to policymakers and the public.\n\n\nBio\n\nDr 
 Mohamed A. El-Erian is President of Queens’ College at Cambridge Univers
 ity. He is an advisor to several companies\, including Allianz and Gramerc
 y Funds. He chairs the board of Under Armour and serves on the board of se
 veral non-profits (including the National Bureau for Economic Research). H
 e is a part-time professor at the Wharton School (business school) of the 
 University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at the Lauder Institute. \n
 \nPreviously\, he was CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO (2007-2014) and the former c
 hair of President Obama’s Global Development Council (2012-2017). He was
  President and CEO of Harvard Management Company\, Managing Director at Sa
 lomon Smith Barney/Citigroup\, and Deputy Director at the International Mo
 netary Fund in Washington\, DC. He chaired Microsoft’s Investment Adviso
 ry Committee (2007-2022)\, as well as other corporate and government advis
 ory boards.\n\nDr El-Erian writes regularly for major publications. He is 
 a Financial Times Contributing Editor and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He 
 has written two New York Times\nbest sellers – the 2008 “When Markets 
 Collide” and the 2016 “The Only Game in Town” – and was named four
  years in a row to the Foreign Policy list of Top Global Thinkers. “Perm
 acrisis: A Plan to Fix our Fractured World” -- his last book co-authored
  with Gordon Brown\, Michael Spence and Reid Lidow – was a Times (UK) To
 p Ten book.\n\nDr El-Erian has received multiple awards\, honorary degrees
 \, and accolades for both his professional and philanthropic accomplishmen
 ts. He was on Foreign Policy’s list of 100 Top Global Thinkers four year
 s in a row and received the Egyptian Cancer Network’s Lifetime Achieveme
 nt Award for supporting cancer treatment and cures for children in Egypt.\
 n\nDr El-Erian holds a BA/MA in Economics from Cambridge University and a 
 Master's and Doctorate in Economics from Oxford University.\n\n"Register h
 ere":https://fitzroy.dar.cam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=95\n
LOCATION:Bradfield Room\, Darwin College
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