Laura Tyson
Laura Tyson
Overview
Tyson is professor of business administration and economics and a former dean at the Haas School of Business and London Business School. An expert on trade and competitiveness she served as Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and later as Director of the White House National Economic Council. She was the first woman to serve in these two positions. In the years since she helped Berkeley Haas become a pioneer in what is now the booming field of corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship. As a an advisor and board director for both Fortune 500 corporations and major non profit organizations Tyson has spent much of her career working for positive social change in the for profit sector non profit sector and public sector.
