# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-09-01T07:15:02.152Z

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description: "Lawrence Henry Summers is an American economist. He served as the 71st United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001, the 27th president of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006, and the eighth director of the National Economic Council from 2009 to 2010. He was the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard Kennedy School until his resignation in February 2026."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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