Lawrence Kudlow

Lawrence Kudlow Profile

Influential supply-side economist, Larry Kudlow is CNBC’s Senior Contributor, a nationally syndicated radio host, and an unapologetic supporter of capitalism and free markets. Drawing from nearly four decades of experience on Wall Street and in Washington, he offers a tremendous wealth of insight and expertise to help companies, investors, and other interested groups navigate tomorrow’s evolving economic and political terrain.

During President Reagan’s first term, Mr. Kudlow was the associate director for economics and planning, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, where he was engaged in the development of the administration’s economic and budget policy. He went on to serve as chief economist and senior managing director of Bear Stearns & Company. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of Kudlow and Company, LLC, an economic research and consulting firm.

Mr. Kudlow developed a strong fanbase as the host of CNBC’s primetime show The Kudlow Report which examined the latest events in business and politics, and how the two worlds intertwined. He has been a frequent guest on The McLaughlin Group, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Wall Street Week.

He is the host of The Larry Kudlow Show, a radio program, which broadcasts every Saturday and is syndicated nationally by Cumulus Media. He is a contributing editor of National Review and has also contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, the Cato Journal of the Cato Institute, and the City Journal of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. He is the author of JFK and the Reagan Revolution and Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to get our Economy Back on Track .

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  Lawrence Kudlow is CNBC’s Senior Contributor. He was previously host of CNBC’s primetime “The Kudlow Report”. He is also the host of “TheLarry Kudlow Show”, which broadcasts each Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on WABC Radio and is syndicated nationally by Cumulus Media.

  Mr. Kudlow is a nationally syndicated columnist. He is a contributing editor of National Review magazine, as well as a columnist and economics editor for National Review Online. He is the author of “American Abundance: The New Economic and Moral Prosperity,” published by Forbes in January 1998. JFK and the Reagan Revolution will be released September 6, 2016.

  During President Reagan’s first term, Kudlow was the associate director for economics and planning, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, where he was engaged in the development of the administration’s economic and budget policy.

  He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Extraordinary Commitment Award from St. Patrick’s Church of Redding, CT; Bishop’s Humanitarian Award from the Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens; Humanitarian Award from Pregnancy Care Center of New Rochelle, NY; Distinguished Communicator Award from the Brooklyn Diocese; Ambassadors for Mission Award from the Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States.

  In addition, Mr. Kudlow received the Spirit Award from Hazelden Foundation of Center City, MN; Exemplary Achievement Award from Covenant House of New York; Ethical Angel Award from the Guardian Angels of New York; the Reagan Great Communicator Award from the New York Young Republicans Club; Discovery Award from Sacred Heart University; Visionary Award from Council for Economic Education; Community Recognition Award from Positive Directions; Reflection Award from Good Counsel; President’s Award from Silver Hill Hospital;and Dwight-Englewood School Outstanding Alumni Award.

  Mr. Kudlow received an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ in 2009 and an honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Rochester in 2013. He was a 2014 Media Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

  He is presently on the Board of Directors of Hazelden New York, Catholic Cluster School of the Diocese of Bridgeport, CT, a member of St. Patrick’s Church Parish Council, and a former Fordham University Board of Trustees member.

  Mr. Kudlow is CEO of Kudlow & Co., LLC, an economic research firm.

  He was formerly chief economist and senior managing director of Bear Stearns & Company. Kudlow started his professional career at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he worked in open-market operations and bank supervision.