Cass R Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein, the former administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, is the Robert Walmsley Professor at Harvard Law School.
Sunstein is also the director of the law school's program on behavioral economics and public policy. He writes widely on topics ranging from behavioral economics to constitutional, administrative and environmental law. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, "On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread." He co-wrote "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness," with the economist Richard Thaler.
Sunstein is also a member of the Bloomberg Government Advisory Board.
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