Gary Gorton

Gary Bernard Gorton (born c. 1951) is an American economist who currently serves as the Frederick Frank Class of 1954 Professor of Finance at Yale School of Management. He is known for his theory on the role of repurchase agreements on the 2008 financial crisis.

As one of the top economists in the world, Gorton is frequently mentioned as a possible recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Provided by Wikipedia