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Debora Spar
Debora Spar
	Debora Spar, 2013
Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 2020
President of Lincoln Center
	In office; March 2017 – April 2018
Preceded by	Jed Bernstein
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Alma mater	Georgetown University; Harvard University
Profession	Senior Associate Dean, Former President, Former College President, Professor, Author
Website	https://www.deboraspar.com/

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Debora L. Spar is the current Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online and former President of Barnard College, a liberal arts college for women of Columbia University. As President of Barnard, she was also an academic dean within Columbia University. Spar was appointed Barnard's 7th president in July 2008 and replaced Judith Shapiro, Barnard's 6th president,^[1] after a teaching career at Harvard Business School where she was Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development. Spar was appointed the 10th president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, beginning in March 2017,^[2] but announced her resignation in April 2018 after only about one year in the position.^[3] She became the new Senior Associate Dean of Harvard Business School Online in January 2020.^[4]

Education[edit]

Spar graduated magna cum laude in 1984 from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and completed credits at Harvard University in government.

Research and academic interests[edit]

Spar has written about the economics of the human fertility industry and the evolution of the Internet.^[5] Her work on the economics of fertility drew wide attention.^[6]

She has appeared on 60 Minutes, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, ABC World News Tonight, and in many newspapers and magazines. Her own articles have appeared in publications ranging from The New England Journal of Medicine to Foreign Affairs to The Review of International Political Economy.^[7]

In 2001, she wrote an article called "Why the Internet Doesn't Change Everything" which described the distinctive nature of the internet industry. Her book, The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception, pioneered research about the economy of alternative fertility. Spar was the first academic to mention fertility as a transaction through a business framework. In various interviews online, Spar said that when she picked up the research topic of fertility through an economic lens, her colleagues did not take her seriously and called her soft. She followed up in 2006 with a book named The Hidden Market for Babies. Spar has also written about AIDS, African economics, the global economy, the balance of power, and terrorism.

A leading figure in business academics, Spar also ran Making Markets Work, joint program between Harvard Business School and the University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science. The course in South Africa teaches about the interconnection of the public and private sectors' effects on economic growth. Spar also spearheaded the initiative in Rwanda, where cabinet members learned about executive education.

Leadership[edit]

During her inaugural address on October 23, 2008, Spar cited a number of goals for her term as President of Barnard College. Paramount were her desire to make Barnard a more internationally recognized institution for women, as well as expand and improve the current Barnard Leadership Initiative (BLI). She followed up on this goal by converting BLI into Barnard's Athena Center for Leadership Studies.^[8]

Spar also served as a member of the Board of Directors of American investment bank Goldman Sachs from June 2011 to April 2017.^[9]

Works[edit]

The Baby Business, Harvard Business School Press, 2006
Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth from the Compass to the Internet
The Cooperative Edge: The Internal Politics of International Cartels
Beyond Globalism: Remaking American Foreign Economic Policy
Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection, 2013
Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny, 2020

References[edit]

^ "Barnard Names Harvard Professor as New President". The New York Sun. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Cooper, Michael (16 November 2016). "Debora L. Spar, Barnard President, to Lead Lincoln Center". New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ Pogrebin, Robin; Cooper, Michael (2018-04-06). "Lincoln Center's President Quits After a Single, Rocky Year". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
^ Young, Jeffery; Bryant, Deja (2020-01-27). "New Dean of Harvard Business School Online Aims for Modular Courses, More Diversity". EdSurge. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
^ Arenson, Karen W. (13 April 2018). "Professor From Harvard to Be Barnard President". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Dreifus, Claudia (28 February 2006). "An Economist Examines the Business of Fertility". The New York Times. pp. F5, F8. PMID 16528874. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ "Barnard College, Presidential Search". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Toure, Madina. "Barnard to launch Athena Center". columbia spectator. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
^ Keoun, Bradley (1 May 2018). "The Goldman Sachs Board Remains Old Boys' Club Even as Rivals Promote Women". The Street. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

External links[edit]

Debora Spar profile | Barnard College
"Debora Spar collected news and commentary" Columbia Spectator

[1] "Barnard Names Harvard Professor as New President". The New York Sun. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[2] Cooper, Michael (16 November 2016). "Debora L. Spar, Barnard President, to Lead Lincoln Center". New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[3] Pogrebin, Robin; Cooper, Michael (2018-04-06). "Lincoln Center's President Quits After a Single, Rocky Year". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-08.

[4] Young, Jeffery; Bryant, Deja (2020-01-27). "New Dean of Harvard Business School Online Aims for Modular Courses, More Diversity". EdSurge. Retrieved 2020-04-01.

[5] Arenson, Karen W. (13 April 2018). "Professor From Harvard to Be Barnard President". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[6] Dreifus, Claudia (28 February 2006). "An Economist Examines the Business of Fertility". The New York Times. pp. F5, F8. PMID 16528874. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[7] "Barnard College, Presidential Search". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[8] Toure, Madina. "Barnard to launch Athena Center". columbia spectator. Retrieved 2 October 2013.

[9] Keoun, Bradley (1 May 2018). "The Goldman Sachs Board Remains Old Boys' Club Even as Rivals Promote Women". The Street. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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-'''Debora L. Spar''' is the former President of [[Barnard College]], a liberal arts college for women affiliated with [[Columbia University]]. As President of Barnard, she was also an academic [[dean (education)|dean]] within the university. Spar was appointed Barnard's 7th president in July 2008 and replaced [[Judith Shapiro]], Barnard's 6th president,<ref>[http://www.nysun.com/article/70390]</ref> after a teaching career at [[Harvard Business School]] where she was Professor of [[Business Administration]] and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development. In November 2016, it was announced she would become the 10th president of [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], beginning in March 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Michael|title=Debora L. Spar, Barnard President, to Lead Lincoln Center|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/arts/music/debora-spar-lincoln-center-barnard-college.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1|accessdate=16 November 2016|work=New York Times|date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
+'''Debora L. Spar''' is the current Senior Associate Dean of [[Harvard Business School#Harvard Business School Online (HBS Online)|Harvard Business School Online]] and former President of [[Barnard College]], a liberal arts college for women of [[Columbia University]]. As President of Barnard, she was also an academic [[dean (education)|dean]] within Columbia University. Spar was appointed Barnard's 7th president in July 2008 and replaced [[Judith Shapiro]], Barnard's 6th president,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nysun.com/article/70390|title=Barnard Names Harvard Professor as New President|website=The New York Sun|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref> after a teaching career at [[Harvard Business School]] where she was Professor of [[Business Administration]] and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development. Spar was appointed the 10th president of [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], beginning in March 2017,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Michael|title=Debora L. Spar, Barnard President, to Lead Lincoln Center|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/arts/music/debora-spar-lincoln-center-barnard-college.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1|accessdate=16 November 2016|work=New York Times|date=16 November 2016}}</ref> but announced her resignation in April 2018 after only about one year in the position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/arts/lincoln-center-debora-spar.html|title=Lincoln Center's President Quits After a Single, Rocky Year|last1=Pogrebin|first1=Robin|date=2018-04-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-08|last2=Cooper|first2=Michael|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She became the new Senior Associate Dean of [[Harvard Business School#Harvard Business School Online (HBS Online)|Harvard Business School Online]] in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-27-new-dean-of-harvard-business-school-online-aims-for-modular-courses-more-diversity|title=New Dean of Harvard Business School Online Aims for Modular Courses, More Diversity|last1=Young|first1=Jeffery|date=2020-01-27|work=EdSurge|access-date=2020-04-01|last2=Bryant|first2=Deja|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Education==
-Spar graduated magna cum laude in 1984 from the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]] and earned her doctorate from [[Harvard University]] in government.
+Spar graduated magna cum laude in 1984 from the [[Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service]] at [[Georgetown University]] and completed credits at [[Harvard University]] in government.
 ==Research and academic interests==
-Spar has written about the economics of the human fertility industry and the evolution of the Internet.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/education/30barnard.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin]</ref> Her work on the economics of fertility drew wide attention.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/health/28conv.html?ex=1298782800&en=997ea763a1eee4a5&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss An Economist Examines the Business of Fertility - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+Spar has written about the economics of the human fertility industry and the evolution of the Internet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/education/30barnard.html|title=Professor From Harvard to Be Barnard President|first=Karen W.|last=Arenson|newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 April 2018|publisher=|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref> Her work on the economics of fertility drew wide attention.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/health/an-economist-examines-the-business-of-fertility.html|title=An Economist Examines the Business of Fertility|first=Claudia|last=Dreifus|newspaper=The New York Times |date=28 February 2006|pages=F5, F8 |publisher=|pmid=16528874 |accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref>
-She has appeared on ''[[60 Minutes]]'', ''[[The News Hour with Jim Lehrer|The News Hour]]'' with [[Jim Lehrer]], ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]'', and in many newspapers and magazines. Her own articles have appeared in publications ranging from ''[[The New England Journal of Medicine]]'' to ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'' to ''[[The Review of International Political Economy]]''.<ref>[http://www.barnard.edu/president/search/bio_spar.html Barnard College, Presidential Search<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+She has appeared on ''[[60 Minutes]]'', ''[[The News Hour with Jim Lehrer|The News Hour]]'' with [[Jim Lehrer]], ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]'', and in many newspapers and magazines. Her own articles have appeared in publications ranging from ''[[The New England Journal of Medicine]]'' to ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'' to ''[[The Review of International Political Economy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barnard.edu/president/search/bio_spar.html|title=Barnard College, Presidential Search<!-- Bot generated title -->|accessdate=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530160001/http://www.barnard.edu/president/search/bio_spar.html|archive-date=30 May 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-In 2001, she wrote an article called "Why the Internet Doesn't Change Everything" which described the distinctive nature of the internet industry. Her penultimate book, ''The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception'', pioneered research about the economy of alternative fertility. Spar was the first academic to mention fertility as a transaction through a business framework. In various interviews online, Spar said that when she picked up the research topic of fertility through an economic lens, her colleagues did not take her seriously and called her soft. She followed up in 2006 with a book named ''The Hidden Market for Babies.'' Spar has also written about AIDS, African economics, the global economy, the balance of power, and terrorism.
+In 2001, she wrote an article called "Why the Internet Doesn't Change Everything" which described the distinctive nature of the internet industry. Her book, ''The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception'', pioneered research about the economy of alternative fertility. Spar was the first academic to mention fertility as a transaction through a business framework. In various interviews online, Spar said that when she picked up the research topic of fertility through an economic lens, her colleagues did not take her seriously and called her soft. She followed up in 2006 with a book named ''The Hidden Market for Babies.'' Spar has also written about AIDS, African economics, the global economy, the balance of power, and terrorism.
 A leading figure in business academics, Spar also ran Making Markets Work, joint program between Harvard Business School and the [[University of Pretoria]] [[Gordon Institute of Business Science]]. The course in [[South Africa]] teaches about the [[interconnection]] of the public and private sectors' effects on [[economic growth]]. Spar also spearheaded the initiative in [[Rwanda]], where cabinet members learned about executive education.
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 During her inaugural address on October 23, 2008, Spar cited a number of goals for her term as President of Barnard College. Paramount were her desire to make Barnard a more internationally recognized institution for women, as well as expand and improve the current Barnard Leadership Initiative (BLI). She followed up on this goal by converting BLI into Barnard's Athena Center for Leadership Studies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Toure|first=Madina|title=Barnard to launch Athena Center|url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/04/20/barnard-launch-athena-center|publisher=columbia spectator|accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref>
-Spar has also been a member of the Board of Directors of American investment bank [[Goldman Sachs]] since June 2011.<ref>[http://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/current/spar-to-join-bod.html]</ref>
+Spar also served as a member of the Board of Directors of American investment bank [[Goldman Sachs]] from June 2011 to April 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keoun |first1=Bradley |title=The Goldman Sachs Board Remains Old Boys' Club Even as Rivals Promote Women |url=https://www.thestreet.com/investing/as-companies-add-more-women-to-boards-goldman-sachs-keeps-a-pair-14574319 |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=The Street |date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
 ==Works==
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 * ''Beyond Globalism: Remaking American Foreign Economic Policy''
 * ''Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection'', 2013
+* ''Work Mate Marry Love: How Machines Shape Our Human Destiny'', 2020
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* [https://barnard.edu/profiles/debora-spar Debora Spar profile] | Barnard College
-* [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/01/29/debora-spar-named-barnard-president  Columbia Spectator]
+* [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/tag/Debora-Spar/ "Debora Spar collected news and commentary"] ''Columbia Spectator''
-* [http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/2515.html Why the Internet Doesn't Change Everything]
-* [http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/debora-spar-women-don-t-need-to-try-to-be/article_f15dac7c-e6c0-11e3-884c-0019bb2963f4.html Women Don't Need To Try To Be Perfect]
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