Dr. Jeffrey Sommers

Jeffrey Sommers is a professor of political economy and public policy at UWM.  He maintains a visiting professorship at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. He has held several US State Department Fulbright Awards to East Europe. Additionally, he has served as an invited specialist for a State Department new Ambassador training in Washington, DC. Furthermore, his counsel has been sought by investors, along with ministerial and government leaders through to the prime minister level. In addition to his academic work, he has been published in outlets such as the Financial Times, The New York Times,  Project Syndicate, The Guardian, The Nation, Social Europe and others.