Charles Wheelan
Charles Wheelan is a best-selling author, journalist, speaker, and a senior lecturer of public policy and economics. He aims to make important academic ideas understandable to the broadest audience possible and to use these powerful ideas to address real social challenges. Referred to as the “economics handyman,” Wheelan always had a passion for public policy and solving real problems. With economics and statistics, he utilizes a good set of tools for understanding how the world works. In the special election to replace Rahm Emanuel in March of 2009, Wheelan ran unsuccessfully for Congress as the representative from the Illinois 5th District.
Charles Wheelan Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow, Rockefeller Center
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Visiting Assistant Professor
Academic History
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Ph.D.
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MPA, Public Policy
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BA, Asian Studies
The Chicago Sun-Times wrote, in its editorial assessing the race, “Voters will find a ballot filled with impressive and thoughtful candidates . . . especially Charlie Wheelan, a University of Chicago lecturer who combines a razor-sharp mind with a boatload of charm and an impressive expertise in economics and foreign policy. We expect great things from Wheelan in the future.”