Steven Fazzari

Steven Fazzari is an economist and has been a faculty member at Washington University for over 35 years. He was installed as the Bert A. and Jeanette L. Lynch Distinguished Professor of Economics in 2014. Following decades of work in the Department of Economics and as Associate Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy, Fazzari devoted an incredibly rewarding five years as inaugural chair of the revived Department of Sociology (2014-2019). He recruited 10 faculty members and worked with his new colleagues to create undergraduate and graduate programs. Fazzari continues to be an active part of Sociology and is committed to interdisciplinary teaching, research, and student mentorship that connects sociology with economics.