Julianne Malveaux is President Emertia of Bennett College for Women. She is also President and Founder of Economic Education, a non-profit organization that designs and delivers curriculum and training that ranges from personal finance to economic trends. Dr. Malveaux earned her BA and MA in economics from Boston College and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A committed activist and civic leader, Dr. Malveaux has held positions in women’s, civil rights, and policy organizations. Currently she serves on the boards of the Economic Policy Institute, The Recreation Wish List Committee of Washington, DC, and the Liberian Education Trust. Malveaux is also President of PUSH Excel, the educational branch of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Well-known for appearances on national network programs, including CNN, BET, PBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, C-SPAN and others; Malveaux is booked to offer commentary on subjects ranging from economics to women’s rights and public policy. She has also hosted television and radio programs. Her popular writings have appeared in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, the Progressive and many more. As a labor economist, Dr. Malveaux has been on the faculty or visiting faculty of the New School for Social Research, San Francisco State University, the University of California (Berkeley), College of Notre Dame (San Mateo, CA), Michigan State University and Howard University. She holds honorary degrees from Sojourner Douglas College (Baltimore, MD), Marygrove College (Detroit, MI), University of the District of Columbia, and Benedict College (Columbia, SC).
