Tamar Frankel, pioneer and expert on fiduciary law

Ideas and Lives

Tamar Frankel, Emeritus Professor of Law at Boston University, talks about growing up in Israel during its pre-State period, her service in the army and government, and how she came to Harvard Law School. She explains how she developed an interest in fiduciary law and trained international students about the importance of trust in business. She taught at Boston University Law School an amazing 47 years before retiring in 2018. Tamar has also taught at Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, Oxford University, and the University of Tokyo. Her writings cover fiduciary law in considerable depth and a range of other issues. Her website, www.tamarfrankel.com, references over 100 articles and 11 books. She is still writing as she turns 97.