Photographed in the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibition Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence, for which he was principal investigator, David Gruber is an assistant professor in Baruch’s Department of Natural Sciences and an expert in biological oceanography.
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Faculty Make Their Mark as Media Consultants, Policy Advisors, Museum Curators, and More
When asked how he prepares for media appearances, Lawrence N. Field Professor of Entrepreneurship Edward Rogoff says, “I straighten my tie.” His cool confidence comes from years of experience: now chair of the Zicklin School’s Department of Management, Rogoff (right) had his first foray into the world of media in 1980, when he was a Columbia University doctoral candidate writing a dissertation on regulated industries, using the New York City taxicab industry as a case study. Rogoff had testified against a proposed fare hike, citing flawed Taxi and Limousine Commission data; a New York Times reporter called with a question and wound up asking him to write an OpEd piece—with a three-hour deadline.
