Talk:Michael H. Riordan

This article was nominated for deletion on 31 August 2016. The result of the discussion was keep.

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This page was flagged for deletion on the basis that it "Doesn't quite seem to meet any of the points of WP:NACADEMIC." In fact, it meets 3 different points. Quoting from the Wikipedia guidelines for academics biographies:

"Academics/professors meeting any one of the following conditions, as substantiated through reliable sources, are notable. ... 3. The person is or has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association (e.g., a National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society) or a fellow of a major scholarly society for which that is a highly selective honor (e.g., the IEEE). ... 5. The person holds or has held a named chair appointment or distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research (or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon). ... 7. The person has made substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity."

The person in question was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society, one of the most selective learned societies in the economics profession. This person is also a chaired professor of a prestigious academic institution (Columbia University). Finally, this person was nominated chief economist of the Federal Communications Commission. All of these facts are documented with references to reliable sources on the page just created.Popov1961 (talk) 13:32, 31 August 2016 (UTC)popov1961[reply]