Robert Eisner (January 17, 1922 – November 25, 1998) was an American author and William R. Kenan professor of economics at Northwestern University.
Together, they had two daughters, Emily is a lawyer with the Cook County, Illinois Public Defender's Office, while Mary is the legislative director for Kent Conrad.
[4] Eisner was a Keynesian economist and member of the faculty of Northwestern University for over 42 years, serving as chairman of the Economics Department.
He was also the 15th recipient of the John R. Commons Award of Omicron Delta Epsilon, known as the International Honor Society of Economics.
[6] Following his death, the Roycemore School of Evanston established the Robert Eisner Distinguished Scholar Program in his memory.
The fellowship is the Department of Economics' highest honor bestowed on a graduate student during their fourth year of studies.