Robert Reich was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1946 and raised in South Salem, New York. He is married to Clare Dalton and is the father of Adam and Sam Reich. They live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Professional background:

* Professor, social and economic policy, Brandeis University (2003) * Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor (1992-97)

Education:

* B.A., Dartmouth College (1968) * M.A., Oxford University * J.D., Yale Law School, 1973

Member of the following boards of directors:

* Cambridge Community Foundation * IXmatch.com * The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy * Economists Allied for Arms Reduction

Partial list of awards:

* Doctor of Laws (honorary), Grinnell College (2002) * Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bates College (2001) * Rhodes Scholarship (1968)

Publications:

* I ll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society * The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st Century Capitalism * Locked in the Cabinet * The Future of Success: Working and Living in the New Economy * The Resurgent Liberal and Other Unfashionable Prophecies * The Power of Public Ideas * Tales of a New America: The Anxious Liberal s Guide to the Future * New Deals: The Chrysler Revival and the American System * The Next American Frontier

Links to Ideas: http://www.prospect.org/columns/reich/#syndicated and http://www.robertreich.org/reich/commentaries.asp

Quotations:

"One thing is certain. Neither the White House nor Congress is considering the best solution [for financing the war in Iraq]: a war tax on the wealthy. Raising taxes is politically unpopular. Bush has wanted only to cut taxes, especially on America's wealthy. Yet, there's a strong history of conservatives and Republicans who have embraced war taxes as the fairest and best way to finance the costs. & It seems only fair that the rich should pay proportionately more, especially now that the cost of the war against terrorism is rising. They're the only ones with money to spare. & Besides, the very richest Americans benefit disproportionately from a stable federal government that protects their property and maintains public tranquility." - from USA Today

Nominating Speech:

Nominated by: Progressive Government Institute

Put protecting consumers ahead of protecting the interests of banks, including protecting confidentiality, measures against identify theft, protections against predatory lending, especially from credit card companies;

Work to guarantee bankruptcy protection for ordinary Americans;

Support adding labor and environmental safeguards to international trade agreements;