Rodolfo Manuelli is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. He held faculty positions at Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin and Washington University in St. Louis. His current work is on dynamic models of human capital accumulation and labor supply.

Manuelli received a Licenciado in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires in 1975, and an M.A. and  Ph.D  in Economics from the University of Minnesota both in 1986.