Laura D’Andrea Tyson

Laura D’Andrea Tyson is a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School and Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. Since 2007, she has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Blum Center for Developing Economies. She is currently a board member of the CBRE Group, Inc., Lexmark International Inc., and Apex Swiss Holdings Sarl, among others. Dr. Tyson was a member of President Bill Clinton’s cabinet from 1993 to 1996 and was the first woman to serve in the position of Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and Director of the White House National Economic Council. Dr. Tyson received her B.A. from Smith College and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.