{{short description|American economist}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Jan Eberly |image = Janice Eberly.jpg |office = Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy |president = Barack Obama |term_start = October 21, 2011 |term_end = April 26, 2013 |predecessor = Alan B. Krueger |successor = Karen Dynan |birth_date = |birth_place = c. {{birth year and age|1964}} |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = University of California, Davis (BS)<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) }} '''Janice Caryl "Jan" Eberly'''<ref name=aaas>Hilary Hurd Anyaso. [http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/04/northwestern-faculty-members-named-aaas-fellows.html Northwestern faculty members named AAAS fellows]. Northwestern University News, Apr. 24, 2013. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref><ref name=villagenews>Debbie Ramsey. [http://www.thevillagenews.com/story/57951/ Fallbrook grad nominated for U.S. Dept. of Treasury post] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111214655/http://www.thevillagenews.com/story/57951/ |date=2014-01-11 }}. ''Fallbrook Bonsall Village News'', Aug. 11, 2011. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> (born c. 1964) is an American economist. Since 2002 she has been the James R. and Helen D. Russell Distinguished Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. She served from 2011 to 2013 as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and chief economist of the United States Department of the Treasury. She was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013. Her research focuses on the intersection of macroeconomics and finance.
== Early life and education ==
Eberly grew up on a citrus and avocado ranch in Fallbrook, California.<ref>Wayne Mackey. [http://newsok.com/our-times/article/2010471 Our times]. ''The Oklahoman'', Jan. 18, 1983. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> Her father was a Navy veteran and a pilot for United Airlines. She attended Fallbrook Union High School and was active in the school's chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA). After graduating in 1981 as valedictorian she served as the first female California State President of FFA. In 1982 she became the first female national president of FFA.<ref name=villagenews/>
Eberly entered the University of California, Davis as an undergraduate in 1983.<ref name=vitapdf>Janice C. Eberly [http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/eberly/htm/web/documents/EberlyCV.pdf Curriculum vitae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074612/http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/eberly/htm/web/documents/EberlyCV.pdf |date=2016-03-05 }}. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> During the 1985–86 school year, when she was a junior, she was the student member of the Regents of the University of California, the governing body of the University of California system.<ref>University of California Office of the President. [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/factsheets/studentregents.html UC student regents, 1975–present]. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111213833/http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/factsheets/studentregents.html |date=January 11, 2014 }}</ref> In this capacity, she voted against continuing the university's management of two national laboratories involved in nuclear weapons research: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Stanley Sheinbaum was the only one of the other 12 regents to vote with her.<ref>Jay Mathews. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1985/09/20/california-university-panel-backs-nuclear-arms-research/88c2dd9d-0c61-4b33-90e2-8125a7843192/ California university panel backs nuclear arms research]. ''The Washington Post'', Sep. 20, 1985.</ref> The University of California ceased direct management of these laboratories in 2007 and 2006 respectively. She graduated in June 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in agricultural economics and was named valedictorian.<ref name=vitapdf/><ref>Wendy Weitzel. [http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/uc-davis-gala-celebrates-alumni-contributions/ UC Davis gala celebrates alumni contributions]. ''The Davis Enterprise'', Oct. 25, 2012. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref><ref name=vitaweb>[http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/eberly_janice_c.aspx#vita Janice C. Eberly]. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref>
After becoming interested in macroeconomics during her undergraduate years, Eberly went on to graduate work in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Olivier Blanchard was her advisor.<ref name=techreview>Sharron Kahn Luttrell. [http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429506/janice-eberly-phd-92/ Janice Eberly, Phd '92]. ''MIT Technology Review'', Oct. 24, 2012. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> She was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow from 1986 to 1989 and a Sloan Fellow from 1990 to 1991.<ref>[http://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/expertAddInfo.asp?n=Janice+C+Eberly&u_id=597 Janice C. Eberly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111230025/http://www.scholars.northwestern.edu/expertAddInfo.asp?n=Janice+C+Eberly&u_id=597 |date=2014-01-11 }}. Northwestern University. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> During graduate school she spent one year as a junior economist in George H. W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. She earned her Ph.D. in 1991.<ref name=villagenews/><ref name=vitaweb/>
== Career ==
[[File:ASSA 2026 - John Campbell, Janice Eberly, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Viral Acharya, Ishita Sen, Pari Sastry, Valentin Haddad 01.jpg|thumb|Eberly chairing AFA panel at ASSA 2026 ft. John Y. Campbell, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Viral Acharya, Ishita Sen, Pari Sastry, Valentin Haddad]]
After earning her Ph.D., Eberly joined the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant professor of finance in 1991. Between 1995 and 1996 she had visiting appointments at MIT and Harvard University. She became an associate professor of finance in 1997. After spending 1997–98 as a visiting associate professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, she moved to Kellogg full-time in 1998. In 2002 she was named the James R. and Helen D. Russell Distinguished Professor of Finance. She has been a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Minneapolis.<ref name=vitapdf/> She was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.<ref name=aaas/>
Eberly took a leave from Kellogg to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and chief economist of the United States Department of the Treasury. President Barack Obama announced he would nominate her to the position in May 2011,<ref>The White House. [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/03/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts President Obama announces more key administration posts]. May 3, 2011. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> and the U.S. Senate confirmed her the following October.<ref>Ian Katz. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-21/janice-eberly-confirmed-by-senate-as-treasury-s-chief-economist.html Janice Eberly confirmed by Senate as Treasury's chief economist]. Bloomberg News, Oct. 21, 2011. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> In this position she led the Office of Economic Policy, which analyzes the U.S. and world economies,<ref name=techreview/> and made policy recommendations in areas ranging from the budget to education and housing.<ref name="di meglio">Francesca Di Meglio. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511053034/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-07/white-house-economic-adviser-returns-to-kellogg White House economic adviser returns to Kellogg]. ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', May 7, 2013. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref> She stepped down in April 2013 to return to Kellogg.<ref name=nj>Catherine Hollander. [https://news.yahoo.com/treasury-departments-chief-economist-bids-farewell-094024477.html Treasury Department's chief economist bids farewell]. ''National Journal'', Apr. 26, 2013. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref>
Later in 2013 the Obama administration considered appointing Eberly to a vacant seat on the Fed Board of Governors.<ref>Ylan Q. Mui. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sources-white-house-considers-top-female-treasury-official-for-post-at-federal-reserve/2013/09/08/793b144e-1882-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html White House considers top female Treasury official for Federal Reserve post, sources day]. ''The Washington Post'', Sep. 8, 2013. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref><ref>Annie Lowrey. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/business/economy/lael-brainard-to-step-down-from-treasury-post.html?_r=0 Lael Brainard to step down from Treasury post]. ''The New York Times'', Nov. 5, 2013. Accessed Jan. 11, 2014.</ref>
== Research ==
Eberly trained as a macroeconomist at MIT but has taught in finance departments at business schools since 1991. She described her research in general as exploring the intersection between the two fields.<ref name=nj/> Specifically, she thinks about decision making in both firms and households and how these impact the broader economy.<ref name=villagenews/><ref name="di meglio"/>
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == * [http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/eberly/htm/web/index.htm Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111230151/http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/eberly/htm/web/index.htm |date=2014-01-11 }} * [http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/eberly_janice_c.aspx Official faculty web page at Northwestern] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140111230404/http://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/Pages/eberly-e.aspx Treasury Department profile] * [https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus/2019/q4/interview ''Econ Focus'' interview], Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Fourth Quarter 2019
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