Sanjay Reddy is an associate professor of economics at the New York City-based New School, a notably left-progressive institution of higher education. 1 Reddy has also worked at Barnard College, Columbia University, and Harvard University, and held a fellowship at the left-of-center John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Program in Population and Development. 2
He has written articles for the Institute for New Economic Thinking, a left-of-center economics think tank founded by left-wing billionaire George Soros, 3 4 and has received grants from the Soros-funded Open Society Institute, the left-of-center Ford Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. 5
Reddy has also held numerous positions at the United Nations on labor- and food-specific issues 6 1 and addressed audiences at left-of-center organizations including the American Jewish World Service, Asia Society, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for International Policy (CIP), the Ford Foundation, Left Forum, the Rockefeller Foundation, World Policy Institute, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), and others. 2
Career
Sanjay Reddy is an associate professor of economics at the left-progressive New School for Social Research. 1 He has worked in various capacities at the India China Institute of The New School, Barnard College, Columbia University, and Harvard University 7 and as a fellow at the left-of-center John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Program in Population and Development. 2
Reddy’s work focuses on economics, international economics, and philosophy. He has held fellowships from Harvard’s Center for Population and Development Studies and Princeton University’s Center for New Human Values; 1 written articles to the Institute for New Economic Thinking, a left-wing economics think tank founded by left-wing billionaire George Soros; 3 4 and conducted research for the G-24, an international organization consisting of developing countries; the United Nations (UN) agency of International Labour Organization (ILO); Oxfam; New York University’s Just and Inclusive Societies; 6 and others. 1
His ties with the UN are not limited to work with the ILO. Reddy was on the team of advisors to the Economic and Social Council as a part of the UN Development System, a member of the UN Development Program’s Development Report, worked with the UN Statistics Division’s Steering Committee on Poverty Statistics, and on the advisory board of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. 7 He is a member of the Independent Resource Group on Global Health Justice and has also worked on projects at the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Children’s Fund, the UN Development Programme, the UNU World Institute for Development Economic Research, and the World Bank. 7
Grants and Speaking Engagements
Sanjay Reddy has received grants from the left-wing, George Soros-created, Institute for New Economic Thinking to increase ethical thinking in economics, 8 the Soros-funded Open Society Institute, the left-of-center Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, 5 the New School, and Harvard University. 2
He has also spoken to non-academic audiences at left-of-center organizations including the American Jewish World Service, Asia Society, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for International Policy (CIP), the United Nations, the European Parliament, the Ford Foundation, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), the UN agency International Labour Organization, Left Forum, Oxfam Brazil, the Rockefeller Foundation, Society For International Development, Society for Social and Economic Research, World Bank, and the World Policy Institute. 2
Political Contributions
Sanjay Reddy has made Federal Election Commission (FEC)-reportable political contributions to Democratic Party-affiliated passthroughs and campaign committees, including ActBlue, MoveOn.org Political Action, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), and the Senate Majority PAC. 9
Personal Information
Sanjay Reddy has a PhD in economics from Harvard University, a masters of philosophy from the University of Cambridge, and a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics with physics from Harvard. 1 10
References
- “Sanjay Reddy.” Institute for New Economic Thinking. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://www.ineteconomics.org/research/experts/[email protected].
- “Sanjay Reddy.” Resume. Posted October 12, 2021. Accessed December 29, 2021. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b8d8a3e4b012fbeaff36db/t/616859a33c3072564456d80b/1634228644099/CV_Sanjay_Reddy_12Oct2021.pdf.
- Reddy, Sanjay. “Trumpism Has Dealt a Mortal Blow to Orthodox Economics and ‘Social Science’.” Institute for New Economic Thinking. November 23, 2016. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/trumpism-has-dealt-a-mortal-blow-to-orthodox-economics-and-social-science.
- Reddy, Sanjay. “Brexit: The Tectonic Plates.” Institute for New Economic Thinking. July 1, 2016. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/brexit-the-tectonic-plates.
- “Recent Work – Papers, Presentations, Blog Entries and others.” Sanjay G. Reddy. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://www.sanjayreddy.com/about.
- “Sanjay G. Reddy.” New York University Center on International Cooperation. Accessed December 30, 2021. https://cic.nyu.edu/publications/sanjay-g-reddy.
- “About.” Sanjay G. Reddy. Accessed December 29, 2021. https://www.sanjayreddy.com/about.
- “NSSR Professor Sanjay Reddy Awarded Institute for Economic Thinking Grant.” New School News. November 19, 2020. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://blogs.newschool.edu/news/2010/11/nssr-professor-sanjay-reddy-awarded-institute-for-economic-thinking-grant/.
- “Sanjay Reddy.” Federal Election Commission Individual Contributions. Accessed December 29, 2021. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=sanjay%20reddy.
- “Sanjay Reddy.” LinkedIn. Accessed December 26, 2021. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-reddy-54b156161/.