Andrew M. Rosenfield, an economist and lawyer, was educated at Kenyon College, Harvard University, The University of Chicago, and The University of Chicago Law School (from which he graduated with honors and was elected to the Order of the Coif).Mr. Rosenfield is President of Guggenheim Partners, a global financial services firm. He is also a Professor at the University of Chicago Law School whose faculty he joined in 1986. In his academic career he has taught the Antirust, Behavioral Economics, Securities Regulation and Corporate Finance courses, among others, and published articles in leading academic journals.
Prior to joining Guggenheim, Mr. Rosenfield, was for more than 24 years (through its sale to a public company), President of Lexecon Inc., a firm that he co-founded in 1977 with Richard A. Posner and William M. Landes. Rosenfield also founded UNext Inc. in 1998 and served as its CEO. UNext was an early online learning business that partnered with Carnegie Mellon University, Columbia University, The London School of Economics, Stanford University and the University of Chicago to provide high quality graduate business education via the Internet.
From 2008 until 2018 Rosenfield also was CEO of TGG Group, a firm he co-founded with Gary Becker, Daniel Kahneman and Steven Levitt among others. TGG was a pioneering behavioral science consulting firm. It harnessed the power of big data to help its clients combat cognitive bias and reduce noise. TGG also designed choice architectures and algorithms to enhance client’s productivity and profitability.
Mr. Rosenfield long has been active in a variety of philanthropic activities. Heis a long-standing member of the Board of Trustees of The University of Chicago whose board he joined in 1996 and of The Art Institute of Chicago whose board he joined in 1988. He is a past board member of The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theatre, The Steppenwolf Theatre Company and St Nicholas Street Theatre.
Mr. Rosenfield and his wife Betsy Bergman Rosenfield have four children and live in Lake Forest, IL and Los Angeles, CA
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