Charles Calomiris
Charles Calomiris is the Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia Business School and a Professor at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. He is a leading financial economist with expertise in banking, corporate finance, financial history, and monetary economics. Prior to joining Columbia, Calomiris served as Chief Economist and Senior Deputy Comptroller at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and was a Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he co-directed the Initiative on Regulation and the Rule of Law for many years. He has also served as an advisor to the Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, central banks, the IMF, the World Bank, and multiple foreign governments.
Charles Calomiris Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions
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Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Academic History
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Ph.D., Economics
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B.A., Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Professor, Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, The Hoover Institution
Member, Financial Economists Roundtable
Director of the Center for Economics, Politics, and History, University of Austin
Member, Center on Capitalism and Society, Columbia University
EARLY CAREER
Charles Calomiris is a past President of the International Atlantic Economic Society and has served on numerous influential committees.
His policy roles include membership on the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board, the U.S. Congress’s International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, the Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, and the Federal Reserve System’s Centennial Advisory Committee.
In the private sector, Calomiris has advised a wide range of leading corporations and financial institutions, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, AIG, UBS, Citicorp, Fidelity, Credit Suisse, Verizon, and multiple global law firms.
PUBLICATIONS
Calomiris is the recipient of numerous awards and research grants for his contributions to financial economics.
His book, Fragile by Design, won the 2015 PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers for Best Book in Business, Finance, and Management.
It was also named one of the Best Economics Books of 2014 by the Financial Times and one of the Best Books of 2014 by both The Times Higher Education Supplement and Bloomberg Businessweek.