Lauchlin Currie

Lauchlin Bernard Currie
Lauchlin Bernard Currie
	Currie on 17 July 1939.
Born	October 8, 1902; West Dublin, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died	December 23, 1993 (aged 91); Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality	Canadian
Citizenship	Canadian, American, then Colombian
Years active	1931-1993
Spouses	Dorothy York Bacon; Elvira Wiesner
Children	Morgan Currie; Roderick Currie; Ronald Currie; Elizabeth Currie
Academic career
Institutions	Harvard University, 1931-1934; Federal Reserve, 1934-1939; President Roosevelt administration, 1939-1945; World Bank mission to Colombia, 1949; Presidents Camargo and Valencia administrations, 1959-1966; National Planning Department (Colombia), 1971-1981; Institute of Savings and Housing, 1981-1993;
Field	monetary economics development economics urban planning
Alma mater	London School of Economics, BSc, 1925; Harvard University, PhD, 1931;
Doctoral; advisor	John H. Williams
Other notable students	Paul Sweezy
Influences	Allyn Abbott Young
Contributions	Banking Act of 1935
Awards	Order of Boyaca

Lauchlin Bernard Currie (8 October 1902 – 23 December 1993) was a Canadian government economist best known for being President Franklin Roosevelt's chief economic advisor during World War II. After Roosevelt's death, he led the first World Bank survey mission--to Colombia--and eventually settled there, becoming an economic advisor to the Colombian government. This permanent relocation, however, was not entirely voluntarily, as the U.S. had refused to renew his passport in 1954. It is possible that this occurred because he had been named by two Soviet defectors and in nine partially decrypted cables sent by Soviet agents, but he was never charged with a crime and debate remains around if he knowingly collaborated.

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