Harvard Economist Ken Rogoff: Iran, Oil and the Global Economy at Risk

Charlie Rose: In-Depth Interviews of Americas Best · Nov 4, 2026 · 1h 19m

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Ken Rogoff is a distinguished Professor of International Economics and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Yale, with a PhD in economics from MIT.

Perhaps more interesting to some is that he is a brilliant grandmaster chess champion who had an extraordinary career, winning the U.S. Junior Championship before deciding at 18 to excel in economics. He served as chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. After teaching at Princeton, he is now the Maurits C. Boas Chair of International Economics at Harvard University.

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