Lisa Jordan elected to NBER Board of Directors.

• Position: NBER News - Brief article

At its September 2016 meeting, the NBER Board of Directors elected Dr. Lisa Jordan to a five-year membership term as an at-large director. Jordan is director of education and membership development for the United Steelworkers of America. She and her staff create and coordinate the union's education program throughout North America and in the United Kingdom.

Jordan is engaged in a range of applied economic research. Her primary areas of interest are labor economics, industrial relations, and race and gender economics. She currently serves as an adviser to the AFLCIO's...