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Jeffrey Sachs

American economist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1954 · age 72

Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst. He is a professor at Columbia University, at which he was formerly director of The Earth Institute and currently director of the Center for Sustainable Development.

Jeffrey Sachs is read about 4,238 times a day, in 51 languages.

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2024“We are in a a period of huge change and very dangerous change right now and I'm here to tell you to help lead a safe way out of this.”In their words22 October 2024YouTube

2023“The war [in Ukraine] started 9 years ago, not last year. I think it started in February 2014.”In their words16 June 2023US Neocons Are Warmongering Around The World To Dominate The Globe | Jeffrey Sachs Speech in Vienna

2022“The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement.”In their words27 June 2022Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster

2021“What we’ve been hearing from the panelists is how the global food system works right now...”In their words27 July 2021Speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-summit, Speech transcript

“We need the United Nations as the core and central institution of our world. The only way we’re going to have a peaceful, civilized world is through a strong UN.”In their words27 July 2021Speech at the UN Food Systems Pre-summit, Speech transcript

2019Honorary Doctor of the University of ŁódźAward2018Honorary Doctor of the University of AntwerpAward2015Blue Planet PrizeAward2009Global Economy PrizeAward1986Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1954Born5 November 1954

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  1. How do we get to zero by 2050, not only in the U.S. but also in Europe, China, India and the rest of the world?

    2050 · 2019, Own words

  2. Macron gave me the Legion of Honour and privately told me what he does not say in public: the war [in Ukraine 2022] is NATO's fault.

    12 September 2025 · Fatto Quotidiano, Own words

  3. The United States foreign policy is based on "regime change". So how much trust can there be, especially after events like the Maidan?

    19 January 2023 · Jeffrey Sachs: The War in Ukraine and the Missing Context & Perspective, Own words

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Łódź2019
Honorary Doctor of the University of Antwerp2018
Blue Planet Prize2015
Global Economy Prize2009
Fellow of the Econometric Society1986
Padma Bhushan
Harvard Centennial Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72

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