Heath Henderson is an associate professor of economics in the Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University. Originally from Rochester, MN, he attended graduate school at American University in Washington, DC, where he received a Ph.D. in economics and an MA in international politics. Before coming to Drake University, Heath was a research fellow in the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness at the Inter-American Development Bank. Heath's research focuses on the measurement and alleviation of poverty, and he has a book forthcoming with Harvard University Press, which is titledPoor Relief: Why Giving People Money Is Not the Answer to Global Poverty.
