Danny Bressler - PhD Student

R. Daniel (Danny) Bressler

PhD Student - 2024-25 Job Market Candidate


Personal Details

R. Daniel (Danny) Bressler is a PhD candidate in Sustainable Development at Columbia University. From 2021-2022, he served in the Biden-Harris Administration as the Climate Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers. He does research on environmental and public economics—especially topics in climate and health—and on achieving global cooperation to address global risks. His research has been covered in outlets such as the NYTimesNPRScientific American, and VoxGoogle Scholar. Website.

Before the PhD, he worked for the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, as a management consultant for Altman Vilandrie & Company, and he held internships at Goldman Sachs and The Onion (America’s Finest News Source). Outside of research, Danny enjoys jazz and competitive stair climbing.

He is on the 2024-2025 job market.