Professor Cook will discuss the Russian economy in the 21st century, including the recent U.S. sanctions. She will also examine how they shape U.S.-Russia relations.

Lisa D. Cook is an associate professor in the Department of Economics and in International Relations (James Madison College) at Michigan State University. The first Marshall Scholar from Spelman College, she received a second B.A. from Oxford University in philosophy, politics, and economics. Professor Cook earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Among her current research interests are economic growth and development, financial institutions and markets, innovation, and economic history. From November 2008 to January 2009, Cook was on the Obama Presidential Transition Team and led the review of the World Bank and International Affairs division of the Treasury Department. She is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer. Professor Cook speaks French, Russian, Spanish, and Wolof.

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