After receiving economics degrees from Harvard (AB), the London School of Economics (MSc), and MIT (PhD), David joined the economics faculty at Harvard where he is currently the Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics.  He leads Harvard Universityʼs Foundations of Human Behavior Initiative. His research focuses on the topic of behavioral economics, which fuses the fields of psychology and economics.  David has served as the Chair of our Department of Economics and as member of the Academic Research Council of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In recognition of his teaching, he has been awarded Harvardʼs ΦΒΚ Prize and a Harvard College Professorship.