Sherry Glied


Sherry A. Glied is a Canadian economist, currently serving as the Dean of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Early life and education

Glied was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She earned a B.A. in economics from Yale University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.

Career

From 1992 to 1993, Glied worked as a Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, where she specialized in healthcare and labor policy. Glied was also a member of the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform, a committee established by the Clinton health care plan of 1993.
Glied worked as a Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where she was chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management from 1998 form 2009. Glied also served as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation from 2010 to 2012.
Glied has written dozens of academic articles, a number of books, and is a frequent commentator in national media on health care.

Personal life

Glied married Richard Briffault in 1993. Briffault is an attorney and legal scholar who holds a named professorship at Columbia Law School.

Significant works