Brendan O'Flaherty

Brendan O’Flaherty is Professor of Economics. On the University Senate, he serves as parliamentarian, co-chairs the Senate Structure and Operations Committee and is a member of the Elections Commission.

Professor O'Flaherty's research focuses on homelessness, race, and the economics of cities. Before coming to Columbia in 1987, he spent two years as an aide to Kenneth Gibson, the first black mayor of Newark, N.J. He previously served as acting director of finance for the City of Newark and chaired the Program and Planning Committee of the Arts and Sciences at Columbia. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard.