United States National Economic Council

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National Economic Council
Agency overview
Formed1993
HeadquartersEisenhower Executive Office Building
Washington, DC
Employees25
Agency executive
Parent agencyOffice of White House Policy
WebsiteNational Economic Council

The National Economic Council (NEC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering economic policy matters, separate from matters relating to domestic policy, which are the domain of the Domestic Policy Council.[1]

Directors of the National Economic Council[change | change source]

Officeholder Term start Term end President
Robert Rubin January 25, 1993 January 11, 1995 Bill Clinton
Laura Tyson February 21, 1995 December 12, 1996
Gene Sperling December 12, 1996 January 20, 2001
Lawrence B. Lindsey January 20, 2001 December 12, 2002 George W. Bush
Stephen Friedman December 12, 2002 January 10, 2005
Allan B. Hubbard January 10, 2005 November 28, 2007
Keith Hennessey November 28, 2007 January 20, 2009
Lawrence Summers January 20, 2009 December 31, 2010 Barack Obama
Gene Sperling January 20, 2011 March 5, 2014
Jeffrey Zients March 5, 2014 January 20, 2017
Gary Cohn January 20, 2017 April 2, 2018 Donald Trump
Larry Kudlow April 2, 2018 January 20, 2021
Brian Deese January 20, 2021 February 21, 2023 Joe Biden
Lael Brainard Since February 21, 2023

References[change | change source]

  1. "National Economic Council". White House Administration. White House. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

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