Raj Chetty grew up mostly in Milwaukee, where he was the valedictorian of his 1997 class at University School. He is now a tenured economics professor at Harvard, a position he’s held since he was 29. Now 33, he has been named by The Economist as one of the top young economists in the country. And yesterday, the MacArthur Foundation announced that he is one of 23 “Genius” grant recipients, an award that cannot be applied for, and offers a no-strings-attached $100,000 award every year for five years.
Sound familiar? Growing Power Inc.’s Will Allen and Tara Donovan, whose artwork has been on exhibit at the Art Museum since May (and ends Oct. 7), both won the award in 2008.
Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation.
