MIT Sloan
Executive Education Faculty
Kristin Forbes
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management
Professor of Global Economics and Management
Kristin Forbes' research addresses policy-related questions in international finance and economics, including financial contagion, capital flow volatility, financial crises, capital controls, foreign investment, and tax holidays.
Forbes frequently rotates between academia and policy positions in the United States government...
Read More»Kristin Forbes' research addresses policy-related questions in international finance and economics, including financial contagion, capital flow volatility, financial crises, capital controls, foreign investment, and tax holidays.
Forbes frequently rotates between academia and policy positions in the United States government. She currently serves as a member of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors for the state of Massachusetts. From 2003 to 2005, she served as a member of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers; and from 2001 to 2002, she served as a deputy assistant secretary in the U.S. Treasury Department. Before joining MIT, Forbes worked at the World Bank and Morgan Stanley. She recently was honored as a Young Global Leader as part of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.
Forbes is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the Bellagio Group, Trilateral Commission, and Council on Foreign Relations. She is on the academic advisory board for the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Center for Global Development. She also is a founding member of Deworm the World, a nonprofit organization that has helped deworm more than one million children around the world.
Forbes holds a BA from Williams College (summa cum laude with highest honors) and a PhD in economics from MIT. Close«
Website: http://web.mit.edu/kjforbes/www/index.html
Group(s):
Global Economics and Management
General Expertise:
Applied economics; Capital controls; Contagion; Currency; Economic crisis; Economics; Economy
current conditions; Emerging markets; Exchange rates; Federal Reserve; Financial markets; Foreign investment; Global economics; Globalization; Interest rates; International economics; International finance; Investment
foreign; Macroeconomics; Monetary economics; Monetary policy; Political economy; United States
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Contact Information:
Office: E62-416
Tel: (617) 253-8996
Fax: (617) 253-2660
Email: kjforbes@mit.edu
Support Staff:
Name: Petra Aliberti
Tel: (617) 253-6679
Email: aliberti@mit.edu
Programs Taught By This Faculty
Our Programs
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Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Managing Complex Technical Projects
June 05-06, 2013 | November 05-06, 2013
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Management and Leadership
Strategic Marketing for the Technical Executive
June 13-14, 2013 | November 14-15, 2013
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Strategy and Innovation
Driving Strategic Innovation: Achieving High Performance Throughout the Value Chain
September 08-13, 2013 | March 23-28, 2014 | September 07-12, 2014
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