Denise Konan
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Denise Eby Konan served as the Interim Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
from 2005-2007.
Konan is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and prior to her appointment as Interim Chancellor, she was the department chair. She has been a member of the university faculty since 1993. Her research interests include international trade
, computational economics
, regional integration, multinationals, and services liberalization.
Konan is a graduate of Goshen College
in Indiana
where she received a bachelor’s degree in economics. She is also a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder
, where she received her master’s and doctoral degrees in economics. She was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences in 1998. She is also an alumni (1999) of the Pacific Century Fellows program.
Konan has been a consultant to the World Bank
, the Council of Foreign Relations, and the World Economic Forum
. She is also chair of the Hawaiʻi chapter of Women Leaders in Higher Education.
Konan is married to Abel Konan. They have two sons, Joseph and Roy.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
from 2005-2007.
Konan is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and prior to her appointment as Interim Chancellor, she was the department chair. She has been a member of the university faculty since 1993. Her research interests include international trade
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
, computational economics
Computational economics
Computational economics is a research discipline at the interface between computer science and economic and management science. Areas encompassed include agent-based computational modeling, computational modeling of dynamic macroeconomic systems and transaction costs, other applications in...
, regional integration, multinationals, and services liberalization.
Konan is a graduate of Goshen College
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
in Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
where she received a bachelor’s degree in economics. She is also a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
, where she received her master’s and doctoral degrees in economics. She was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences in 1998. She is also an alumni (1999) of the Pacific Century Fellows program.
Konan has been a consultant to the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
, the Council of Foreign Relations, and the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
. She is also chair of the Hawaiʻi chapter of Women Leaders in Higher Education.
Konan is married to Abel Konan. They have two sons, Joseph and Roy.