Karen Clay

Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEMBERSHIP
    People's History Lab, University of Toronto
    4 Mar 2026
  • OFFICE HELD
    President Elect
    1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
  • CMU COMMITTEE SERVICE
    Economics Search Committee Heinz
    15 Sep 2025 - 15 Feb 2026
  • AWARDS / RECOGNITION
    Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) Fellow, 2025
    29 May 2025
  • EDITORSHIP
    Journal of Economic Perspectives
    1 Jan 2024
  • CMU COMMITTEE SERVICE
    Faculty Senate Budget and Affairs
    15 Aug 2023
  • EDITORSHIP
    Explorations in Economic History
    1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Local Arrangements Committee
    1 Jan 2022
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Diversity Committee
    1 Jan 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Local Arrangements Committee
    1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
    Elected member
  • OFFICE HELD
    Economic Guidelines Review Panel
    1 Jan 2019
  • CONSULTING / ADVISORY
    EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)
    1 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2021
    Economic Guidelines Review Panel
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Lone Mountain Fellow
    1 Jan 2019
  • CMU COMMITTEE SERVICE
    Steinbrenner Advisory Board
    15 Aug 2018
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Senior Fellow
    1 Jan 2018
  • AWARDS / RECOGNITION
    Carnegie Mellon Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women
    1 Jan 2017
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Summer Conference
    1 Jan 2017
    Co-chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Local Arrangements Committee
    1 Jan 2016
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Local Arrangements Committee
    1 Jan 2016
    Elected member
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Lone Mountain Fellow
    1 Jan 2016
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Standing Committee on Education in Economic History
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018
    Chair
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    Elected member
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Lone Mountain Fellow
    1 Jan 2015
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Program Committee
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
    Elected member
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Research Associate
    1 Jan 2015