Michael S McphersonMichael McPherson, President of the Spencer Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, is past President of Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, and served as Dean of Faculty and Professor of Economics at Williams College. He has been a Fellow of the Instiute for Advanced Study in Princeton and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Jointly with Daniel M. Hausman he founded and edited the Cambridge University Press journal Economics and Philosophy. Dr. McPherson is co-author of five books. His articles have appeared in the Journal for Economic Literature, American Economic Review, Philosophy and Public Affairs, and Ethics. He has served as a trustee at the College Board and the American Council for Education, and is a member of the National Academy of Education. Read More Read Less