Brigitte C. Madrian | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupations | Professor Administrator |
| Spouse | David Madrian |
| Children | 2 |
Brigitte C. Madrian is a behavioral economist and is the ninth dean of theMarriott School of Business atBrigham Young University (BYU). She is the first woman to serve as dean and has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and theGeorge W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics.
Before coming to BYU, Madrian was the Aetna professor of Public Policy and Corporate Management in theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government atHarvard University from 2006 to 2018. She was also a faculty member at theUniversity of Pennsylvania Wharton School from 2003 to 2006, theUniversity of Chicago Graduate School of Business from 1995 to 2003, and the Harvard University Economics Department from 1993 to 1995. She is also a research associate at theNational Bureau of Economic Research and served as co-director of the NBER Household Finance working group.[1]
Madrian's research focuses on behavioral economics and household finance, with a particular focus on household saving and investment behavior.[2][3] She also uses the lens of behavioral economics to understand health behaviors and improve health outcomes.[4]
Madrian received aPhD in economics from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and studied economics as an undergraduate at BYU. She is a recipient of the Retirement Income Industry Association Achievement in Applied Retirement Research Award (2015) and a three-time recipient of the TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for Scholarly Research on Lifelong Financial Security (2002, 2011 and 2017).[5]
Madrian is married to David Madrian. They have two daughters and live inHighland, Utah.[6] She is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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