Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein (born 1955) is an American economist and politician who has been 31st Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers since 2023. He was a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.[1]

Jared Bernstein
Official portrait, 2022
31st Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Assumed office
July 10, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byCecilia Rouse
Member of the
Council of Economic Advisers
In office
January 20, 2021 – July 10, 2023
Serving with Heather Boushey
PresidentJoe Biden
ChairCecilia Rouse
Preceded byTomas J. Philipson
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationManhattan School of Music (BM)
Hunter College (MSW)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)

From 2009 to 2011, Bernstein was the chief economist and economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden.[2] In 2021, President Biden picked him to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

In February 2023, President Biden nominated Bernstein to serve as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.[3][4] On June 13, 2023, the United States Senate invoked cloture on Bernstein’s nomination by a 50–49 vote.[5] He was confirmed later that day by a 50–49 vote.[6]

References
  1. "Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Jared Bernstein". Cbpp.org. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "Vice President-elect Biden announces Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor". Change.gov. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. "Biden announces reshaped economic team, naming 2 new top advisers". CBS News. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. "Biden appoints Lael Brainard, Jared Bernstein to key economic jobs". Axios. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  5. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Bernstein to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers)". United States Senate. June 13, 2023.
  6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Jared Bernstein, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors)". United States Senate. June 13, 2023.


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