W. Kip Viscusi

degree summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1971, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa society.

[6] Prior to joining the Vanderbilt law faculty in 2006, Viscusi was the first John F. Cogan, Jr.

Previously, he was the Olin Visiting Professor of Economics in 1995 at Harvard Law School.

Viscusi has also held tenured faculty appointments at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and he received tenure from Northwestern University in 1979, where he began his academic career as Assistant Professor of Economics in 1976.

This executive branch agency within the Carter White House was responsible for regulatory oversight and administration of the pay and price guidelines.

In 1981 he was Research Associate at the National Commission for Employment Policy before returning to his academic position.

In 1982 he was asked by the Reagan Administration to resolve a dispute between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget over the economic merits of the proposed hazard communication regulation.

His contributions have focused primarily on individual and societal responses to health and safety risks.