Gene Sperling

Gene B. Sperling (born December 24, 1958 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) is an American economist . He succeeds Lawrence Summers as head of the National Economic Council in the White House. Previously, Sperling served as an advisor to Minister Timothy F. Geithner . Sperling is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .

Life

After attending Community High School in Ann Arbor, Sperling earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Minnesota . He then earned a JD at Yale Law School and graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania . In the 1990s, Sperling worked for the Governor of New York , Mario Cuomo .

During President Bill Clinton's first term , Sperling served as deputy head of the National Economic Council, then headed by Robert Rubin . When he was promoted to Secretary of the Treasury of the United States , Sperling took over the leadership of the Economic Council from 1996 to 2000.

with Walter E. Dellinger (1989): " Abortion and the Supreme Court: The Retreat from Roe v. Wade " University of Pennsylvania Law Review , 138 (1), pp. 83-118.
Barbara Herz and Gene B. Sperling, 2004. What Works In Girls' Education: Evidence And Policies From The Developing World , Council on Foreign Relations Press. Summary and preview. ISBN 978-0876093443
Judicial Right Declaration and Entrenched Discrimination Yale Law Journal 1985, 94 (7), pp. 1741-1765.
" Toward Universal Education: Making a Promise, and Keeping It " Foreign Affairs 2001, 80 (5), pp. 7-13.
The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity , Summary and Preview Simon & Schuster, 2005. ISBN 978-0743237536
with William Treanor (1993): " Prospective Overruling and the Revival of 'Unconstitutional' Statutes " Columbia Law Review , 93 (8), pp. 1902-1955.

personal data
SURNAME	Sperling, Gene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sperling, Gene B. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American economist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 24, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ann Arbor , Michigan