1 biography 1.1 life , education 1.2 career 1.2.1 congressional testimony 1.2.2 commentator biography early life , education dimitri b. papadimitriou born in thessaloniki, greece. received ba columbia college, columbia university, in 1969, , phd in economics graduate faculty of new school social research in 1986. career among other appointments positions distinguished scholar @ shanghai academy of social sciences, (shanghai, prc) in 2002, vice chairman, trade deficit review commission, united states congress, (1999-2001), adjunct professor on graduate faculty of new school social research (1975-1976), , executive vice-president, secretary , treasurer, william penn life insurance company of new york, (1969-1977). papadimitriou has been executive vice president , provost, , jerome levy professor of economics, @ bard college since 1977. executive vp of bard college @ simon s rock (1979 - ), , president of levy economics institute of bard college since 1986. in addition, managing director ...