Robert C. Pozen

Robert C. Pozen is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has held leadership roles in business, government, and academia, including executive chairman of MFS Investment Management and Secretary of Economic Affairs for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

• Education: B.A. from Harvard College (summa cum laude), J.D. and Ph.D. from Yale Law School

Pozen’s research focuses on financial systems, productivity optimization, public policy, and ESG disclosures. His work analyzes corporate governance, investor relations, and macroeconomic policy impacts.

His recent publications and media contributions examine fiscal policy, trade tariffs, ESG standards, and remote work productivity. Notable works include Extreme Productivity (2012) and The Fund Industry (2015).

• 2022: Trustee of IFRS Foundation
• Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution
• Member of Council on Foreign Relations

Pozen’s commentary appears in the Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review. He has taught executive education courses on productivity and co-authored a 2022 study on CEO pay linked to non-GAAP earnings adjustments.