Stanford GSB Turns To University Economist As New Dean

SALONER’S LAST PUBLIC JOB: TO PRESIDE OVER THE CLASS OF 2016 COMMENCEMENT

The university noted that Levin received the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal in 2011 as the economist under the age of 40 who has made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and a former Guggenheim Fellow, among many honors. He has won department and school-wide awards for distinguished teaching at Stanford. He served as an elected member of the American Economic Association’s Executive Committee, and was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

In addition to his academic research, Levin has consulted for a number of Fortune 500 companies as well as the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Treasury. He was part of the expert group that designed the first vaccine Advanced Market Commitment, and was one of the economists who participated in the design of the FCC’s broadcast incentive auction.

The university’s statement made little mention of Saloner and did not include a statement from either Provost Etchemendy or President John Hennessy thanking Saloner for his seven-year stint as dean. Saloner’s last public act will be to preside over the commencement for the Class of 2016 with its 410 students on June 12.

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