An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.
Experience
Past Positions
- Former director of the Brookings Economic Studies Department (1996-2003)
- Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget (1995-96)
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1993-95)
- Partner, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy
- Visiting Lecturer in Banking Law, Yale Law School
- Staff Member, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1977-79)
- Member, Presidential-Congressional Commission on the Causes of the Savings and Loan Crisis
- Consultant, U.S. Treasury Department
Education
- Ph.D. (1987), J.D. (1977), M.Phil. (1976), Yale University
- B.S., Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, 1972