Linda Bilmes
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Linda J. Bilmes is the Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University
. She is a full-time faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School where she teaches public policy, budgeting and public finance. She is a faculty affiliate of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Center for Greater Boston. At Harvard, Professor Bilmes founded and runs a program that assists local communities to manage their budgets and finances. She also conducts budgeting workshops for the biannual Harvard Institute of Politics
training sessions for newly-elected Mayors and Members of Congress. Bilmes is widely credited with drawing attention to the cost of the Iraq War and to the long-term cost of caring for returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. She has received numerous awards and distinctions from peace groups and veterans organizations. She is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 “Speaking Truth to Power” Award from the American Friends Service Committee
. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
and serves on the Board of Directors for Economists for Peace and Security
.
, which became a New York Times and international best-seller (W.W. Norton). She is co-author of the The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service with W. Scott Gould. (Brookings Institution Press) and Gebt un das Risiko Zuruck with Peter Strueven and Konrad Wetzker. Bilmes has written extensively on financial and budgetary issues in newspapers and journals including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Foreign Policy, Harpers, Vanity Fair and the Milken Review. She has testified at numerous congressional hearings on subjects including veterans benefits, public service and the cost of the Iraq War. Bilmes has appeared on many national broadcasts, including the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNN “World News Tonight”, “In the Money”, the “Lou Dobbs Show”, CBS Evening News, “Democracy Now”, NPR’s “Fresh Air”, “All Things Considered”, “Here and Now”, and “On Point”. She is featured in Charles Fergusons award-winning documentary film about Iraq, “No End In Sight,” and "Rethinking Afghanistan" by Brave New Films.
, based in London, Spain, and Russia, where she specialized in public sector restructuring and industrial strategy. She was raised in San Mateo, California. Her husband is Jonathan Hakim, a British citizen.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan was an American politician and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times . He declined to run for re-election in 2000...
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. She is a full-time faculty member at the Harvard Kennedy School where she teaches public policy, budgeting and public finance. She is a faculty affiliate of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, the Taubman Center for State and Local Government and the Rappaport Center for Greater Boston. At Harvard, Professor Bilmes founded and runs a program that assists local communities to manage their budgets and finances. She also conducts budgeting workshops for the biannual Harvard Institute of Politics
Harvard Institute of Politics
Harvard Institute of Politics was created to serve as a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy and inspire Harvard students into careers in politics and public service, much as President Kennedy was inspired during his days as a student at Harvard. The IOP also brings together the academic...
training sessions for newly-elected Mayors and Members of Congress. Bilmes is widely credited with drawing attention to the cost of the Iraq War and to the long-term cost of caring for returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. She has received numerous awards and distinctions from peace groups and veterans organizations. She is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 “Speaking Truth to Power” Award from the American Friends Service Committee
American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee is a Religious Society of Friends affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world...
. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and serves on the Board of Directors for Economists for Peace and Security
Economists for Peace and Security
Economists for Peace and Security is a United Nations-registered, New York-based NGO which links economists interested in peace and security issues. Inspired by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, it was founded in 1989 as Economists Against the Arms Race , before becoming...
.
Government Service
Prior to joining the Harvard faculty, Bilmes served in government during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. She was twice confirmed by the U.S. Senate, as Assistant Secretary for Administration and Budget, and as Chief Financial Officer, of the United States Department of Commerce. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration. She has been appointed to several high-ranking commissions,including a Treasury Department commission to examine the viability of the Inter-American Investment Corporation. She served as a commissioner on the bipartisan National Parks Second Century Commission and is currently serving a four-year term on the National Parks System Advisory Board.Books and publications
Bilmes is the author of several important books, book chapters and academic papers. She is co-author, with Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, of The Three Trillion Dollar WarThe Three Trillion Dollar War
The Three Trillion Dollar War is a 2008 book by Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda Bilmes, both of whom are American economists.The book examines the full cost of the Iraq War, including many hidden costs...
, which became a New York Times and international best-seller (W.W. Norton). She is co-author of the The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service with W. Scott Gould. (Brookings Institution Press) and Gebt un das Risiko Zuruck with Peter Strueven and Konrad Wetzker. Bilmes has written extensively on financial and budgetary issues in newspapers and journals including the New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Atlantic Monthly, Foreign Policy, Harpers, Vanity Fair and the Milken Review. She has testified at numerous congressional hearings on subjects including veterans benefits, public service and the cost of the Iraq War. Bilmes has appeared on many national broadcasts, including the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CNN “World News Tonight”, “In the Money”, the “Lou Dobbs Show”, CBS Evening News, “Democracy Now”, NPR’s “Fresh Air”, “All Things Considered”, “Here and Now”, and “On Point”. She is featured in Charles Fergusons award-winning documentary film about Iraq, “No End In Sight,” and "Rethinking Afghanistan" by Brave New Films.
Personal
Bilmes holds an A.B. in government from Harvard University and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School. She previously spent 10 years working as a management consultant with The Boston Consulting GroupBoston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm with offices in 42 countries. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortunes "Best Companies to Work For" report for...
, based in London, Spain, and Russia, where she specialized in public sector restructuring and industrial strategy. She was raised in San Mateo, California. Her husband is Jonathan Hakim, a British citizen.
External links
- Bilmes' listing in the Kennedy School staff directory
- [Bilmes, Linda, and Joseph E. Stiglitz. The Economic Costs of The IRAQ WAR: An Appraisal Three Years After the Beginning of The Conflict." http://www.nber.org/papers/w12054 NBER paper by Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz]
- [Bilmes, Linda "Soldiers Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan: The Long-term Costs of Providing Veterans Medical Care and Disability Benefits." 2007.http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=939657 Veterans Paper]
- Inside Higher education article
- Three Trillion Dollar War Blog
- Brookings Press People Factor blog
- Book chapter by Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz in Lessons from Iraq:Avoiding the Next War ed. by Miriam Pemberton and William Hartung
- Link to Gebt uns Risiko zuruck by Peter Strueven, Konrad Wetzker and Linda Bilmes
- Book chapter by Linda Bilmes and Jeffrey Neal in "For the People" ed. by John Donahue and Joseph Nye
- [Bilmes, Linda. Book chapter "Scoring Goals for People and Company" in Mastering People Management Ed. James Pickford. http://books.rediff.com/bookshop/bkproductdisplay.jsp?Mastering-People-Management:-Your-Single-Source-Guide-to-B]
- [Bilmes, Linda and Joseph Stiglitz. "The $10 Trillion Hangover: Paying the Price for Eight Years of Bush." Harper's, January 2009.http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/01/0082337]
- [Bilmes, Linda and Joseph Stiglitz. "The $3 Trillion War." Vanity Fair, April 2008.http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/04/stiglitz200804]
- [Bilmes, Linda and Joseph Stiglitz, "The Economic Cost of Iraq War." Milken Institute, 4th Qtr, October 2006.]
- [Bilmes, Linda and W. Scott Gould. "New Book Looks at What College Students are Thinking about Government Jobs." Federal Manager Magazine, April 2006.]