Robert Reischauer
Encyclopedia
Robert D. Reischauer is an economist and president of the Urban Institute
, a nonpartisan social and economic policy research institute in Washington D.C. He is a nationally known expert on the federal budget, health reform, Medicare, and Social Security. He is currently one of the two public trustees of the Social Security
and Medicare
trust fund.
Dr. Reischauer was director of the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) from 1989 to 1995. Prior to that he helped Alice Rivlin
set up the CBO in 1975, and served as the assistant director for human resources and its deputy director between 1977 and 1981.
Urban Institute and Brookings Institution
Dr. Reischauer served as senior vice president of the Urban Institute
from 1981 to 1986. He was a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution
from 1986 to 1989 and from 1995 until 2000. He began his tenure as the second president of the Urban Institute in February 2000.
Dr. Reischauer serves on the boards of several educational and nonprofit organizations. He was a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
from 2000-2009 and was its vice chair from 2001-2008. He frequently contributes to the opinion pages of the nation's major newspapers, comments on public policy developments on radio and television, and testifies before congressional committees.
Reischauer is also Senior Fellow (ie, chairman) of the Harvard Corporation.
(A.B. in political science) and Columbia University
(M.I.A. in International Relations and Ph.D. in economics).
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that carries out nonpartisan economic and social policy research, collects data, evaluates social programs, educates the public on key domestic issues, and provides advice and technical assistance to developing governments abroad...
, a nonpartisan social and economic policy research institute in Washington D.C. He is a nationally known expert on the federal budget, health reform, Medicare, and Social Security. He is currently one of the two public trustees of the Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
and Medicare
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...
trust fund.
Work and Career
Congressional Budget OfficeDr. Reischauer was director of the Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides economic data to Congress....
(CBO) from 1989 to 1995. Prior to that he helped Alice Rivlin
Alice Rivlin
Alice Mitchell Rivlin is an economist, a former U.S. Cabinet official, and an expert on the budget. She has served as the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the first Director of the Congressional Budget Office...
set up the CBO in 1975, and served as the assistant director for human resources and its deputy director between 1977 and 1981.
Urban Institute and Brookings Institution
Dr. Reischauer served as senior vice president of the Urban Institute
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that carries out nonpartisan economic and social policy research, collects data, evaluates social programs, educates the public on key domestic issues, and provides advice and technical assistance to developing governments abroad...
from 1981 to 1986. He was a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
from 1986 to 1989 and from 1995 until 2000. He began his tenure as the second president of the Urban Institute in February 2000.
Dr. Reischauer serves on the boards of several educational and nonprofit organizations. He was a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is an independent US federal body. MedPAC was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 . Its primary role is to advise the US Congress on issues affecting the administration of the Medicare program...
from 2000-2009 and was its vice chair from 2001-2008. He frequently contributes to the opinion pages of the nation's major newspapers, comments on public policy developments on radio and television, and testifies before congressional committees.
Reischauer is also Senior Fellow (ie, chairman) of the Harvard Corporation.
Education
Mr. Reischauer attended Harvard UniversityHarvard 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...
(A.B. in political science) and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(M.I.A. in International Relations and Ph.D. in economics).