Roubini spent much of his early career studying countries that experienced extreme economic failures, such as Mexico (in 1994), Thailand and other countries associated with the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Russia (1998), and Argentina (2000).

Department of the Treasury (1999вЂ“2000), and cofounded (2004) the consulting firm Roubini Global Economics. He also served as a visiting scholar to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), held single-year terms on the White House Council of Economic Advisers (1998вЂ“99) and at the U.S. He joined the economics faculty at Yale University in 1988 and taught there until 1995, when he moved to New York University. After a year at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he studied economics at Bocconi University in Milan (B.A., 1982) and Harvard University (Ph.D., 1988), where he specialized in macroeconomics and international economics. Born to Iranian Jewish parents, Roubini moved with his family to Iran and Israel before they settled in Italy in 1962. Nouriel Roubini, (born March 29, 1958, Istanbul, Turkey), Turkish-born American economist and educator who was best known for predicting the 2007вЂ“08 subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and the subsequent global financial crisis. Prior to joining New York University, he was a faculty member of the Economics Department at Yale University. Professor Roubini received an undergraduate degree from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a Ph.D. Professor RoubiniвЂ™s views on global economics issues are widely cited by the media, and his web-site was named one of 20 вЂњmust-readвЂќ sources by the WSJ. Press, 1997) and вЂњBailouts or Bail-ins? Responding to Financial Crises in Emerging MarketsвЂќ (Institute for International Economics, 2004). Professor Roubini has published over 70 theoretical, empirical and policy papers on international macroeconomic issues and co-authored the books вЂњPolitical Cycles: Theory and EvidenceвЂќ (M.I.T. He advises numerous prominent public and private institutions, including The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and over 60 Central Banks. Amongst other issues, he was heavily involved in resolving the Asian and global financial crises. From 1998-2000, he served as the Senior Economist for International Affairs at the White House Council of Economic Advisors and then as Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Professor Roubini has impressive academic credentials as well as extensive policy experience. He is a Professor of Economics at New York UniversityвЂ™s Stern School of Business and the co-founder and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics Monitor (an innovative economic and geo-strategic information and analysis advisory service, named one of the best economics websites by Business Week, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and The Economist. Professor Nouriel Roubini is a globally renowned expert in the field of international macroeconomics.

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