Christina Paxson

Christina Paxson
Paxson in 2012
19th President of Brown University
Assumed office
July 1, 2012
Preceded byRuth Simmons
Personal details
BornChristina Hull Paxson
(1960-02-06) February 6, 1960
Children2
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisThree essays in economics: Borrowing constraints and hours constraints (1987)
Doctoral advisorJoseph Altonji
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Institutions

Christina Hull Paxson (born February 6, 1960) is an American economist who has been serving as the 19th president of Brown University since July 2012. She previously served as dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.