Henry Kaufman

Henry Kaufman, born on October 20, 1927, is the president of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc., a firm specializing in economic and financial consulting. Known by the nickname 'Dr. Doom,' Kaufman gained prominence for his predictions on the economy. He was born in Gedern, Germany and fled with his family from the Nazis in 1937. Kaufman attended high school in Washington Heights, where notable figures like Henry Kissinger and Alan Greenspan also studied. He obtained a B.A. in economics from New York University in 1948, followed by an M.S. in finance from Columbia University in 1949. In 1958, he received his Ph.D. in banking and finance from New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.More