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BYU Marriott Closing Banquet 2019
Speakers
Brigitte C. Madrian
Brigitte C. Madrian Dean of and Marriott distinguished professor in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business where she has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and the George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics. Before coming to BYU, she was on the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School (2006-2018), the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (2003-2006), the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (1995-2003), and the Harvard University Economics Department (1993-1995). She is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and served as codirector of the NBER Household Finance working group from 2010 to 2018.
Madrian’s current research focuses on behavioral economics and household finance, with a particular focus on household saving and investment behavior. Her work in this area has impacted the design of employer-sponsored savings plans in the United States and has influenced pension reform legislation both in the US and abroad. She also uses the lens of behavioral economics to understand health behaviors and improve health outcomes.
Madrian received her Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied economics as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University. She is a recipient of the Retirement Income Industry Association Achievement in Applied Retirement Research Award (2015) and a three-time recipient of the TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for Scholarly Research on Lifelong Financial Security (2002, 2011, and 2017).
Merrill J. Bateman
Elder Merrill J. Bateman served as dean of BYU Marriott from 1975-1979 and was the eleventh president of Brigham Young University from 1996 to 2003.
He has been a General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1992, when he was made a member of the second Quorum of the Seventy. He served as the Presiding Bishop from 1994 to 1995 and later as General Sunday School President from 2003-2004.
After leaving BYU, Elder Bateman served in the Presidency of the Seventy until being granted emeritus status. He and Sister Bateman then served as temple president and matron of the Provo Temple from 2007 to 2010. Following that assignment, Elder Bateman returned to private consulting and serves as an expert witness in a number of legal cases.
Elder and his wife, Marilyn, are the parents of seven children and reside in Provo.
The student choice awards were named after Elder Bateman to honor his contributions to the church and community, BYU Marriott, and Brigham Young University.