Michael Barr (Treasury official)
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Michael S. Barr is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School
. Previously he served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
of the U.S. Treasury Department, where he helped to develop and pass the Dodd-Frank Act.
Barr received degrees from Yale College
, where he graduated summa cum laude with honors in history in 1987, Magdalen College
, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and earned an M.Phil. in international affairs in 1989, and Yale Law School
, from which he graduated in 1992. He later served as a clerk for United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter
and worked for the Policy Planning Staff of the State Department before first working for the U.S. Treasury Department and advising the White House
during the Clinton administration. He returned to Treasury during the first two years of the Barack Obama
administration, after which he returned to his teaching post at Michigan.
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
. Previously he served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions
United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is one of several positions in the United States Department of the Treasury, serving under the United States Secretary of the Treasury....
of the U.S. Treasury Department, where he helped to develop and pass the Dodd-Frank Act.
Barr received degrees from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
, where he graduated summa cum laude with honors in history in 1987, Magdalen College
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and earned an M.Phil. in international affairs in 1989, and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, from which he graduated in 1992. He later served as a clerk for United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter
David Souter
David Hackett Souter is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He served from 1990 until his retirement on June 29, 2009. Appointed by President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by William J...
and worked for the Policy Planning Staff of the State Department before first working for the U.S. Treasury Department and advising the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
during the Clinton administration. He returned to Treasury during the first two years of the Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
administration, after which he returned to his teaching post at Michigan.