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Edward Montgomery

MEMBER SINCE: 2011

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President, Western Michigan University. Former Dean and Professor of Economics, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers and Executive Director of the White House Council for Auto Communities and Workers, U.S. Department of Labor; Former positions with the University of Maryland: Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Senior Associate Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland. Former positions with the U.S. Department of Labor: Deputy Secretary, Acting Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary for Policy; Counselor to the Secretary of Labor; Chief Economist; Member/Vice-chair, Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans. Former Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Maryland; Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Michigan State University; Visiting Scholar, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University; Assistant Head Tutor, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Product Estimator, Eastman Kodak.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Dean and Professor of Economics
McCourt School of Public Policy
Georgetown University
2010
2017
Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers
U.S. Department of Labor
2009
2010
Executive Director of the White House Council for Auto Communities and Workers
U.S. Department of Labor
2009
2010
Dean
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
University of Maryland
2003
2009
Professor
Department of Economic
University of Maryland
1992
2009
Senior Associate Dean
ollege of Behavioral and Social Sciences
University of Maryland
2002
2003
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Labor
2000
2001
Acting Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Labor
1999
2000
Assistant Secretary for Policy
U.S. Department of Labor
1999
1999
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Labor
1997
1999
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
1990
1992
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Michigan State University
1986
1990
Assistant Professor of Economics
School of Urban and Public Affairs
Carnegie Mellon University
1981
1986
Visiting Scholar
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
1983
1984
Assistant Head Tutor
Department of Economics
Harvard University
1979
1981
Product Estimator
Eastman Kodak
1976
1977
President
Western Michigan University
2017
Member/Vice-chair
dvisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
U.S. Department of Labor
Counselor to the Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
Primary Policy Areas

Budget and Finance, Economy, Labor/Workforce Training and RecruitmentLabor, Pensions, Poverty

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Budgeting and Finance, Strategic Planning

Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work

Meaningful Work: The Intersection of Academia and Policy with Ed Montgomery

Season: 1 Episode:147 | February 06, 2023

Show Notes:

On this episode, we welcome Ed Montgomery, President of Western Michigan University and Academy Fellow, to discuss the current trends in the labor market, the short-term prospect for job creation, and the need for innovation at each level of government.

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