Alfred E. Osborne facts for kids

Alfred E. Osborne Jr. is an American expert in economics and business. He is a senior leader and professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. There, he teaches about global economics, management, and how to start new businesses. He also founded a special center for people who want to become entrepreneurs.

Mr. Osborne is also in charge of the Board of Trustees for Fidelity Charitable. This is a group that helps people give money to charities. He used to be the president of the National Economic Association, which is a group for economists.

Early Life and Learning

Alfred Osborne grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. This is an area around the Panama Canal. He came to the United States to study at Stanford University. He first studied electrical engineering, which is about how electricity works.

After working as an engineer for a short time, he went back to Stanford. He decided to study economics and business instead. Economics is about how money and resources are made and used. Business is about how companies work. He earned several advanced degrees, including a master's degree in economics and a PhD in business economics in 1974.

His Career Journey

Mr. Osborne started teaching at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He began as an assistant professor of economics. He quickly became a tenured professor, which means he had a permanent teaching position.

He spent short times working at other important places. He was an economic fellow at the Brookings Institution, a research group. He also worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This government agency helps make sure financial markets are fair. Other than these short breaks, he has spent his entire career at UCLA Anderson. In 2018, he was chosen to be the interim dean of the school. This means he led the school for a period of time.

Important Writings

Alfred Osborne has written many important papers. These papers share his ideas and research in economics and business. Here are a few examples:

• He wrote about how starting a business can help Black economic development.
• He studied rules about selling certain types of company stock.
• He looked at the economic cost for Panama to solve issues about the Panama Canal peacefully.
• He also researched how government loans to minority businesses affected them.
• Another paper explored how Black business owners could help their communities.