Art & Public Policy Professor Anna Deavere Smith Joins The Commission on Reimagining Our Economy

Professor Anna Deavere Smith of the Department of Art & Public Policy at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts has joined the Academy of Arts & Sciences' Commission on Reimagining Our Economy.

The Commission on Reimagining Our Economy comprises of scholars, business leaders, journalists, practitioners, faith leaders, and artists from around the country and across the political spectrum. They will assess the impact of the last half-century of economic policymaking, meet with Americans from throughout the country, and generate original recommendations to create an economy that best serves the needs of the American people. Professor Deavere Smith will be exploring the history of political frameworks and create strategies for change alongside other artists, scholars, activists, and cultural innovators.

The press release is available here. Additional information about the project is here and includes more details about all the members on the Commission:

·        Daron Acemoglu; MIT

·        Elizabeth Anderson; University of Michigan

·        Cornell William Brooks; Harvard Kennedy School

·        Whitney Kimball Coe; Center for Rural Strategies

·        Katherine J. Cramer (Chair); University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        James Fallows; The Atlantic

·        Ann Fudge (Chair); formerly, Young & Rubicam Brands

·        Helene Gayle; Chicago Community Trust

·        Jacob Hacker; Yale University

·        Tom Hanks; Actor and Filmmaker

·        Mary Kay Henry; Service Employees International Union

·        Kelly Lytle Hernandez; University of California, Los Angeles

·        Megan Minoka Hill; Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

·        Reid Hoffman; Greylock Partners

·        Serene Jones; Union Theological Seminary

·        Julius Krein; American Affairs

·        Mitch Landrieu; Former Mayor of New Orleans

·        Nicholas Lemann (Chair); Columbia School of Journalism

·        Goodwin Liu; California Supreme Court

·        Maya MacGuineas; Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

·        James Manyika; McKinsey Global Institute

·        Katherine Newman; University of Massachusetts

·        Viet Thanh Nguyen; University of Southern California

·        Sarah Ruger; Stand Together

·        Ruth Simmons; Prairie View A&M University

·        Matthew Slaughter; Dartmouth College

·        Anna Deavere Smith; New York University

·        Joseph Stiglitz; Columbia University

·        Michael Strain; American Enterprise Institute

·        Mark Trahant; Indian Country Today