Professor Eli Ginzberg, Adviser to 8 U.S. Presidents, Dies at 91

Columbia Business School is saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus Eli Ginzberg. Professor Ginzberg’s proposals on desegregation, monetary regulation and health care greatly influenced the national debate on the leading issues of his time. As an educator, he also touched countless students during the six decades that he taught at Columbia University, his alma mater.

Published

December 31, 2002

Publication

CBS Newsroom

Professor Ginzberg was born in 1911 in New York City. He graduated from Columbia in 1934 with a PhD in economics and joined the faculty the following year. His first presidential advisory role occurred during World War II, when he served as a consultant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the ensuing decades, he acted as an adviser to seven other presidents, from Truman to Carter, on topics ranging from education to health care.

Professor Ginzberg’s seminal work on the importance of integrating women and racial minorities into the work force helped to pave the way for the integration of the United States Army after World War II. Active to the very end, Professor Ginzberg maintained an office at Columbia Business School, where he could often be found working on articles and furthering his research.

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