Biography
Born and raised in Colorado, Bruce Watson studied undergraduate economics at the University of Denver. After eight years as a financial futures analyst and trader, he did graduate work in economics at the University of Colorado and at Harvard. He taught at Harvard College for many years and was a resident tutor in Harvard's Lowell House. He now teaches at the Extension School and is a Master Lecturer at Boston University. The recipient of numerous teaching awards at Harvard College and Boston University, in 2011 Watson received Harvard Extension School's JoAnne Fussa Distinguished Teaching Award.