Dr. Robert F. Duvall came to the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), headquartered in New York City, as President and Chief Executive Officer in the spring of 1995. Prior to the NCEE, he was President of Pacific University in Oregon for thirteen years.

NCEE is the nation’s premier proponent of economic and financial literacy, and works as an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization through a unique nationwide network of affiliated state Councils and university-based Centers focused on teacher training and curriculum development. Duvall leads the charge to improve the effective teaching of basic and applied principles of economics and personal financial decision-making skills in the nation’s schools and internationally, with the goal of preparing every child for a successful life in the “real” world. 

Under Duvall’s direction and leadership, NCEE has developed an award-winning new publications program; created an innovative initiative to extend reach and impact via the Internet; written and published Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics; and conducted the first National Summit on Economic and Financial Literacy, in 2002. 

Duvall has become a national, and international, spokesman for the cause of improving economic and financial education, as a core component of the K-12 curriculum. He is also a frustrated tennis player, passionate opera fan, and published poet.

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