Biographical Information
Thomas F. Cooley is the Richard R. West Dean and the Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business, as well as a Professor of Economics in the NYU Faculty of Arts and Science. The former President of the Society for Economic Dynamics and a Fellow of the Econometric Society, Professor Cooley is a widely published scholar in the areas of macroeconomic theory, monetary theory and policy and the financial behavior of firms, and is recognized as a national leader in both macroeconomic theory and business education.
Responding to the financial crisis of fall 2008, Dean Cooley spearheaded a research and policy initiative that yielded 18 white papers by 33 NYU Stern professors, later published as "Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System," (Wiley, March 2009). He also writes a weekly opinion column for FORBES.com.
Dean Cooley is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Before joining NYU Stern, Dean Cooley was a Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, University of Pennsylvania, and UC Santa Barbara. Prior to his academic career, Dean Cooley was a systems engineer for IBM Corporation. Dean Cooley received his BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his MA and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a doctorem honoris causa from the Stockholm School of Economics.