Larry Summers

Larry Summers’ intellect, accomplishments and public service are prodigious, At age 16 he entered MIT, earned a Ph.D. in Economics at Harvard at age 27, and was appointed a full professor at Harvard at the stunning age of 28.

Dr. Summers is a man for our times whose voice is badly needed. He is outspoken and is rarely reluctant nor equivocal about telling you what he thinks. Accordingly, he is frequently controversial as a critic of many social policies including politically-correct speech.

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His public service uniquely qualifies him to speak to the global economic issues and their implications for our time. His resume includes: Chief Economist of the World Bank, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, and later Secretary of Treasury. He has had a front row seat and indeed a role in solving the Mexican economic (peso) crisis, 1994; the Asian financial crisis of 1997; the Russian financial crisis, (shock therapy), and privatization of the post-Soviet states. He was a powerful advocate for the repeal of Glass-Steagall – probably the most significant change in financial regulation since the 1930s. He was very, very early on and possibly the most significant economist to challenge the FED’s delusion of “transitory inflation.”

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Accordingly, I am pleased to recommend for your consideration Larry Summers as a marquee speaker and expert in economics for the DLS 2024 season.

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--Frank Partel