
Neva Goodwin
Co-director
Global Development & Environment Institute at Tufts University
Neva Goodwin is co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, where she has worked for more than 30 years to systematize an economic theory appropriate to contemporary real-world concerns. She has edited more than a dozen books, and is the lead author of three introductory textbooks, including "Principles of Economics in Context." Recently, her focus has turned to advancing ecological restoration worldwide, launching the EcoHealth Network based at the Missouri Botanical Garden. She holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and a Ph.D in economics from Boston University.