The AEA Executive Committee consists of the president, president-elect, two vice-presidents, the two most recent former presidents, six elected members, AEA journal editors, and the secretary-treasurer. All are interested in making contributions to the economics profession through their AEA leadership responsibilities, and many have come from, or move into, influential roles in government, industry, or academe.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Elected Officers and Members
President
JANET L. YELLEN, The Brookings Institution
President-elect
DAVID CARD, University of California-Berkeley
Vice Presidents
JANICE EBERLY, Northwestern University
OLIVIA S. MITCHELL, University of Pennsylvania
Elected Members
ADRIANA LLERAS-MUNEY, University of California-Los Angeles
BETSEY STEVENSON, University of Michigan
MARTHA BAILEY, University of California-Los Angeles
SUSANTO BASU, Boston College
LISA D. COOK, Michigan State University
MELISSA SCHETTINI KEARNEY, University of Maryland
Ex Officio Members
OLIVIER BLANCHARD, Peterson Institute for International Economics
BEN S. BERNANKE, The Brookings Institution
Appointed Members
Editor, The American Economic Review
ESTHER DUFLO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Editor, The American Economic Review: Insights
AMY FINKELSTEIN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Editor, The Journal of Economic Literature
STEVEN DURLAUF, University of Chicago
Editor, The Journal of Economic Perspectives
ENRICO MORETTI, University of California-Berkeley
Editor, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
BENJAMIN OLKEN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Editor, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
ERZO F.P. LUTTMER, Dartmouth College
Editor, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
SIMON GILCHRIST, New York University
Editor, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
LEEAT YARIV, Princeton University
Secretary-Treasurer
PETER L. ROUSSEAU, Vanderbilt University