Bill Raduchel, MSU Economics alumnus, was recently featured in Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff, a podcast that brings in experts to discuss modern economics challenges. was recently featured in Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff, a podcast that brings in experts to discuss modern economics challenges. Raduchel received his B.A. in economics from Michigan State University in 1966 and earned his A.M. (1968) and Ph.D. (1972) degrees in economics at Harvard.
In the description of the podcast episode, The Amazing, Unsung Hero of Our Digital Age, Past, Present, and Future, Kotlikoff writes, “I met Bill Raduchel as a grad student at Harvard. He was then and remains today a rare combination of pure genius and utter humility. My interactions with Bill were limited. But I instinctively realized he was some form of economics, software, and computer god rolled into a lovely person who could teach you about those subjects or anything else of interest.”
Raduchel taught economics at Harvard for five years after which he entered the technology sector. In his career he rose to become the Chief Technology Officer at AOL-Time Warner and has been an executive or strategic advisor at Ruckus Network, Sun Microsystems, Xerox Corporation, Salvation Army, and McGraw-Hill. He has also served as a member of the MSU Economics Department Advisory Board.
You can view and listen to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkCwNs3kERc.