Bennett Tarlton McCallum (July 27, 1935 - December 28, 2022[2]) was an American monetary economist.
He was H. J. Heinz Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business.
He then attended Harvard Business School to earn his M.B.A., before returning to Rice in order to obtain his Ph.D. in economics.
He became professor at Carnegie Mellon in 1981, after holding a professorship at the University of Virginia (1974–1982).
Among his doctoral students was Charles L. Evans, who was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2007 to 2023.