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Michael Chaim Markovitz is the founder of the first freestanding doctoral program in professional psychology in the United States and the developer of Argosy University, an investor-owned institution which is variously accredited by the American Psychological Association, the American Bar Association, the Higher Learning Commission of the Northcentral Association of Colleges and Schools, among others, to award both graduate and undergraduate degrees and other degree, certificate, and professional continuing education programs. Dr. Markovitz took Argosy University public on NASDAQ in 1998 under the symbol ARGY. Argosy University is now a unit of Education Management Corporation. Dr. Markovitz is a frequent visitor to China and has managed the development of several joint ventures between Chinese Universities and American partners. After retiring as Chairman of Argosy University, he is most recently Chairman of two investor-owned post-graduate institutions: John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia) and Yorkville University (Fredericton, New Brunswick). Dr. Markovitz received his Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of the City University of New York (CCNY), and earned both his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Biological Psychology from the University of Chicago. He is a member and past Chairman of the Visiting Committee to the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago and a member of the Board of Trustees of Eckerd College in Florida. He and his family divide their time between homes in Chicago, Shanghai, Toronto, and Sarasota (Florida).

Michael C. Markovitz on CERGE-EI
“In addition to first class economics research, CERGE-EI provides and pays instructors to teach undergraduate economics courses in countries that have only recently been exposed to market economics. Many of these students work in their various government ministries helping apply what they have learned to the economic advancement of their home countries and the general betterment of their people.
“In discussions with students and graduates of the programs in Europe I've been told of the impact they are having on the thinking in their home countries about agriculture, industrial policy, labor policy, education, and more.
“I've enjoyed most speaking directly with students about their research and their employment, the commitment of faculty and staff, who are highly motivated to the mission, dedicated, and determined. Even a slightly larger endowment could reach many more undergraduates in the former Soviet Bloc and developing countries eager to learn Western market economic theory and practice.
“This is a great organization promoting world peace, prosperity, and cooperation, all through education.”