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Dean's Bio

Paul R. Portney

Eller College Dean
Halle Chair in Leadership
Professor of Economics

Paul R. Portney became Dean of the Eller College of Management in July 2005. He also holds the College’s Halle Chair in Leadership and is a Professor of Economics.

From 1972 through June of 2005, Portney was with Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent and non-partisan research and educational organization in Washington, D.C., that specializes in energy and the environment. From 1986-1989 he headed two of its research divisions, in 1989 became its vice president, and was named president and CEO in 1995.

From 1979-1980, Portney served as chief economist for the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He has held visiting teaching positions at both the University of California at Berkeley (1977-1979) and Princeton University (1992-1994).

Since 1999, Portney has been a member of and has chaired the Finance and Investment Committee for the Johnson Foundation, one of the charitable arms of the Johnson family of Racine, Wisconsin. He is a member of the board of directors of Empire District Electric (NYSE: EDE), a publicly-traded utility headquartered in Joplin, Missouri. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Harris Private Bank of Arizona.

Portney received his B.A. in economics in 1967 from Alma College in Michigan and his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.

• Read the Tucson Citizen article “A nice place for a big challenge: Q&A with Eller College dean.”
• Read The Washington Post article, “Think Tank Leader's Principled Wisdom Will Be Missed.”
  

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