Glenn Hubbard (economist)

Robert Glenn Hubbard (born September 4, 1958) is an American economist. He was the dean of Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019, and remains the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics there. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1991 to 1993, and as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003.

Hubbard is a visiting scholar at American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care. He was criticized for his reports and papers on deregulation during the 2008 financial crisis. He was also heavily criticized in the documentary ''Inside Job'' about the credit default swap scams that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Provided by Wikipedia