Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Clark is the eldest son of a devout Mormon family, and is a former Eagle Scout.
He came to Harvard the fall after Fineberg graduated, intending to take pre-med courses. But struck with homesickness, he left after his first year to spend two years in Germany fulfilling his missionary obligation to the church.
When he returned, he went not to Harvard, but to Brigham Young University, where he met and married his wife. A year later, newly primed for the challenges of the ivory tower, the Dudley House affiliate returned to Cambridge and became a standout in the economics department.
He declined to comment for this article.
The Sound of Silence
"I think that is a very complicated business," Gray says. "One does need to respect the privacy of those under consideration. If people think everything is going to be public they become far more cautious."
There are those, however, who feel that the committee has a responsibility to be forthcoming with its community.
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