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Jeffrey Sachs

World-Renowned Economics Professor, Best-Selling Author, Innovative Educator & Global Leader in Sustainable Development

World-Renowned Economics Professor, Best-Selling Author, Innovative Educator & Global Leader in Sustainable Development

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Jeffrey Sachs Biography

Jeffrey D. Sachsis a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development.

Sachs is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including the escape from extreme poverty, the global battle against human-induced climate change, international debt and financial crises, national economic reforms, and the control of pandemic and epidemic diseases.

Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank. Sachs was Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University from 2002 to 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University, and SDG Advocate for UN Secretary General António Guterres. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan (2001-7), Ban Ki-moon (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18).

Sachs has authored and edited numerous books, including three New York Times bestsellers: "The End of Poverty" (2005), "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet" (2008), and "The Price of Civilization" (2011). Other books include "To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace" (2013), "The Age of Sustainable Development" (2015), "Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair & Sustainable" (2017), "A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism" (2018), "The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions" (2020), and most recently, "Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development" (2022).

Sachs is the 2022 recipient of the Tang Prize in Sustainable Development and was the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership. He was twice named among Time magazine’s 100 most influential world leaders. Sachs has received 42 honorary doctorates, and his recent awards include the 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, the Legion of Honor by decree of the President of the Republic of France, and the Order of the Cross from the President of Estonia.

Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University, most recently as the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard.

Jeffrey Sachs Speaking Topics

  • Global markets

  • Global development

  • The Price of Civilization

Jeffrey Sachs Videos

  • What Are The Biggest Threats To Economic Stability: Jeffrey Sachs
    Companies' bottom lines will be affected by geopolitical tensions, and inadequate planning for climate change says Jeffrey Sachs, economist professor...
  • Jeffrey Sachs on China's Push for Multipolar World to End U.S. Domination
    China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering...
  • U.S. Policy & "West's False Narrative" Stoking Tensions with Russia, China
    We discuss Western hegemony and U.S. policy in Russia, Ukraine and China with Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, whose new article is...

Jeffrey Sachs Books

  • The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
    The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
  • A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism
    A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism
  • Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
    Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
  • To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace
    To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace
  • Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
    Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
  • The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
    The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

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Jeffrey Sachs is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Global markets, Global development and The Price of Civilization. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jeffrey Sachs for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Jeffrey Sachs generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Joseph Stiglitz, Peter Diamandis, Ray Kurzweil, Richard Florida and Ian Bremmer. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jeffrey Sachs for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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