Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Nouriel Roubini

AGE: 50
OCCUPATION: Economics professor
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: He warned of a subprime meltdown as early as 2006, and the thoroughly spot-on, reliably depressing predictions that followed have made him one of the most sought-after prognosticators in the country.

CON: Presumably not much fun at parties.