Experts
President and CEO
Population Reference Bureau
William P. Butz is PRB's president and chief executive officer. Butz is an experienced survey director, applied econometrician, statistical system administrator, science policy executive, and policy adviser. Most recently, his research has focused on the adequacy of the scientific and technical work force in the United States; the technology transfer process that links basic science to industrial production; implications of the worldwide adoption patterns of genetically modified crops; and fertility and migration policy options for the European Union.
Prior to joining PRB in 2003, he was a senior economist at RAND. Prior to joining RAND, he served as division director for social and economic sciences at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., between 1995 and 2001. As associate director for demographic programs at the U.S. Census Bureau between 1983 and 1995, he was responsible for the development and implementation of numerous surveys, as well as the Census Bureau’s extensive international research, training, and technical assistance programs.
He received a B.A. in economics from Indiana University and completed coursework for a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He has published more than 80 research and policy papers in journals, in edited volumes, and in other outlets on a variety of topics related to economic demography, nutrition and health, and statistical and social science policy. He has conducted research or provided technical assistance in 28 countries as well as the United States.
Prior to joining PRB in 2003, he was a senior economist at RAND. Prior to joining RAND, he served as division director for social and economic sciences at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., between 1995 and 2001. As associate director for demographic programs at the U.S. Census Bureau between 1983 and 1995, he was responsible for the development and implementation of numerous surveys, as well as the Census Bureau’s extensive international research, training, and technical assistance programs.
He received a B.A. in economics from Indiana University and completed coursework for a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He has published more than 80 research and policy papers in journals, in edited volumes, and in other outlets on a variety of topics related to economic demography, nutrition and health, and statistical and social science policy. He has conducted research or provided technical assistance in 28 countries as well as the United States.
