Professor Ginzberg was born in 1911 in New York City. He graduated from Columbia in 1934 with a PhD in economics and joined the faculty the following year. His first presidential advisory role occurred during World War II, when he served as a consultant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the ensuing decades, he acted as an adviser to seven other presidents, from Truman to Carter, on topics ranging from education to health care.
Professor Ginzberg’s seminal work on the importance of integrating women and racial minorities into the work force helped to pave the way for the integration of the United States Army after World War II. Active to the very end, Professor Ginzberg maintained an office at Columbia Business School, where he could often be found working on articles and furthering his research.
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