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Spencer Glendon | |
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| Born | 1969[1] Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA - Industrial Engineering) Harvard University (PhD - Economics) |
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| Spouse | Lisa Tung[2][3] |
Spencer Glendon is an American businessman, economist and historian.
In 1999, Glendon graduated from Harvard University with a PhD in economics.[4] As a scholar, Glendon focused on the history of urbanization and industrialization, with a special focus on human capital theory.[5]
For 18 years, Glendon was employed as a macro analyst and director of investment at Wellington Management Company a major U.S. investment firm.[6]
Later in life, his focus shifted towards climate change and climate change mitigation.[7] Glendon has envisioned a public service to distribute climate science information, making it more accessible for scientists and the general public.[3][8][7]
Early life and education[edit]
Glendon was born in 1969, and grew up near Detroit, Michigan.[1] As a suburban youth in the 1970s and 1980s, he witnessed the "startling" decline of nearby Detroit.[9]
As a teenager, Glendon suffered from chronic ulcerative colitis, which at times constrained his ability to live a normal life. In adulthood, his condition became so severe that he needed a liver transplant.[10] Carl Long, a close personal friend, volunteered to donate half of his liver to Glendon, initially without Glendon's knowledge.[11][12] Despite the hardship, Glendon viewed his disease as a blessing and a learning opportunity.[10] He has expressed a deep admiration for Carl Long.[12]
In 1987, Glendon arrived at Northwestern University, graduating in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.[3][13] He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship.[14] Glendon later attended Harvard University, earning a PhD in 1999 under his supervisor, Edward Glaeser.[15][5] Glaeser and Glendon published a number of studies about American social phenomena, including religion,[16] gun ownership,[17]
Climate change advocacy[edit]
Selected works[edit]
- Glaeser, E.; Glendon, S. (1997). "The Demand for Religion". Manuscript, Department of Economics, Harvard University.
- Glaeser, Edward L.; Glendon, Spencer (1998). "Who Owns Guns? Criminals, Victims, and the Culture of Violence". The American Economic Review. 88 (2). American Economic Association: 458–462. ISSN 0002-8282. JSTOR 116967. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- Glaeser, L.; Glendon, Spencer (1998). "Incentives, Predestination and Free Will". Economic Inquiry. 36 (3): 429–443. doi:10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01724.x. ISSN 0095-2583.
- Glendon, Spencer (1999). "Urban life cycles" (Thesis). Harvard University.
- Glendon, Spencer (2003). "Thy neighbor's jobs: geography and labor market dynamics". Regional Science and Urban Economics. 33 (6). North-Holland: 663–693. doi:10.1016/S0166-0462(03)00006-1. ISSN 0166-0462. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Living outside our comfort zone". Climate Now. February 14, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
So I was born in 1969.
- ^ "Laurence Eubank". Press Herald. September 14, 2021. "...his closest nephew and wife, Spencer Glendon and Lisa Tung..."
- ^ a b c "Democratizing Climate Science with Spencer Glendon, PhD: Buffett Institute for Global Affairs - Northwestern University". buffett.northwestern.edu. Northwestern Buffett Institute.
- ^ "HBS Announces Spring 2023 Cohort of Executive Fellows". Harvard Business School. February 16, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Florida, R. (2014). The Rise of the Creative Class--Revisited: Revised and Expanded. Basic Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-465-04248-7. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Alison Smart and Spencer Glendon, Probable Futures". MCJ Collective.
- ^ a b Dembicki, Geoff (February 4, 2020). The Rich Ignore Climate Change. Spencer Glendon Wants to Scare Them Into Action.
- ^ "Spencer Glendon". www.hbs.edu.
- ^ Kiger, Patrick (September 19, 2019). "Economist Warns of Dire Consequences for Real Estate from Climate Change at ULI Resilience Summit". Urban Land.
- ^ a b Barker, E. (2017). Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. HarperCollins. p. 94,95. ISBN 978-0-06-241617-9. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Spencer Glendon". Vimeo. April 3, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sustainable Leadership: Creating a Climate for Change with Rebecca Henderson and Spencer Glendon". Nasdaq. March 30, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Speakers". BXP University.
- ^ "Fulbright US Student Program Winners: Office of Fellowships - Northwestern University". www.northwestern.edu.
- ^ "Edward Glaeser" (PDF). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Loewenstein, G. (2007). Exotic Preferences: Behavioral Economics and Human Motivation. OUP Oxford. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-19-925707-2. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Steuer, M. (2013). The Scientific Study of Society. Springer US. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-4757-6791-9. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Heller, T.; Seiger, A. (2021). Settling Climate Accounts: Navigating the Road to Net Zero. Springer International Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-3-030-83650-4. Retrieved June 27, 2024. "As Spencer Glendon has prophetically observed, "If optimism is the uniquely American trait of trusting that things will work out in the end; hope is the belief that with hard work, things will get better."