Bio

Arthur Alexander is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, teaching on the Japanese economy. He was president of the Japan Economic Institute in Washington, DC from 1990 to 2000. His other experience includes 22 years at the Rand Corp. and consulting to industry and government. He was an original faculty member of the Rand Graduate School for Policy Analysis and a member of its advisory committee.
His most recent books are on the Japanese economy: The Arc of Japan’s Economic Development, Routledge, 2007; and In the Shadow of the Miracle, Lexington Books, 2002. Alexander received an award from the Japanese Foreign Ministry for “distinguished service” promoting understanding of Japan.
Alexander grew up in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, graduated from MIT, served in the U.S. Army, worked for the IBM Corp. as a systems analyst, received a M.Sc. degree in economics from the London School of Economics, and a Ph.D. in economics from the Johns Hopkins University. He was a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. For five years, he served on the U.S. Army Science Board, a civilian advisory group. He is currently serving as the publicly elected chairman of the town council of the Maryland municipality of Martin’s Additions.