Elizabeth Hoffman

Celia Elizabeth (Betsy) Hoffman (born November 12, 1946) was executive vice president and provost of Iowa State University from 2007-2012, where she remains as professor of economics. From 2000 to 2005, she was president of the University of Colorado System, where she is president emerita. She is also a senior distinguished fellow at the Searle Center on Law, Regulations, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law, and serves on numerous for-profit and non-profit Boards. She served on the National Science Board from 2002-2008. Her published research is in the areas of Experimental economics, Cliometrics, and Behavioral Economics.