Anita Summers

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Anita A. Summers is an American educator of public policy, management, real estate and education and was Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Summers joined the University in 1979 as an Adjunct Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, became a Professor of Public Policy and Management in 1982, and chaired that department from 1983-1988. She was a member of Provost's Academic Planning and Budget Committee from 1984-1990, in addition to many other University activities. Summers has been a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Awards at Wharton several times. While technically retired, her expertise is sought as she is considered a leading authority on urban economic development and finance and educational efficiency.

Summers is also a senior research fellow at Wharton's Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center. Summers has authored and edited many books and reports. She comes from a family of well-known economists including Robert Summers, Lawrence Summers, Paul Samuelson, and Kenneth Arrow

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