Economics adjunct faculty member John Hackett died at his Keene home on Thursday, November 18. Dr. Hackett joined the KSC faculty in 2004 after a distinguished career in economics and taught a variety of courses, from intro sections to those on public policy, financial economics, and financial analysis. He also contributed to the Integrative Studies Program through a course in quantitative literacy. His earlier professional life included positions as CFO of Cummins Engine Co, Assistant Vice President and Economist of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Managing General Partner of CID Equity Partners of Indianapolis (a venture capital company that he helped organize), and board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and various publicly traded companies. He was VP of Finance and Administration at Indiana University-Bloomington, where he also served as an adjunct member of the faculty of the Department of Economics. 

Dr. Hackett authored or co-authored books, chapters, and articles on economic and corporate finance. He wrote Race to the Bottom, a fictional history of the rise and decline of a Midwestern company and its community.

He was a member of the Board of Directors of New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) and served on the Board of Trustees of Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. He also served on the Visioning Committee for the Master Plan for the city of Keene.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made in memory of Dr. Hackett to the Leelanau Conservancy, 105 North First Street, Leland, Michigan 49654, or to the Indiana Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, 620 Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, or to Hospice at Home Healthcare and Community Services, 312 Marlborough Street, Keene, NH 03431.