Cecilia Rouse
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Cecilia Rouse | |
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30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
Assumed office March 12, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Kevin Hassett |
Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs | |
In office September 1, 2012 – January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Anne Case (acting) |
Succeeded by | Mark Watson (acting) |
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office 2009–2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Donald B. Marron Jr. |
Succeeded by | Katharine Abraham |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecilia Elena Rouse December 18, 1963 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Ford Morrison |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
Academic career | |
Institution | Princeton University |
Field | Economics |
Doctoral advisor | Lawrence F. Katz Claudia Goldin[1] |
Cecilia Elena Rouse (born December 18, 1963) is an American economist. She is the 30th and current Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers since 2021 under the Joe Biden administration. In 2012, she became dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
She was a member of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.
In November 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his plans to nominate Rouse as the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers.[2] The Senate confirmed her nomination by a vote of 95–4 on March 2.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Amy Guan (May 25, 2011). "Cecilia Rouse: Economist". The Harvard Crimson.
- ↑ Thomas, Ken (2020-11-29). "WSJ News Exclusive | Biden to Name Rouse, Tanden to Economic Team". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to be Biden's top economist". CNN. March 3, 2021.