Michael Jay Boskin (born September 23, 1945) is a prominent American economist known for his contributions to public finance, economic policy, and academia. He earned his B.A. with highest honors from UC Berkeley in 1967, followed by an M.A. from the same institution, and completed his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard University in 1971. He joined Stanford University in 1970, where he has served as the T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics and as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution for over 50 years, educating thousands of students. He is also a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). From 1989 to 1993, Boskin served as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) under President George H.W. Bush, advising on major economic issues including the Third World Debt crisis and the Savings and Loan crisis. In addition to his academic roles, he is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Boskin & Co., an economic consulting firm, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Boskin serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on the National Income and Product Accounts and is frequently sought as a speaker on economic outlooks, business trends, national and international economic policy, and the intersections of economics and geopolitics.