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Lael Brainard (born January 1, 1962) is an American economist serving as the 14th director of the National Economic Council since February 21, 2023. She previously served as the 22nd vice chair of the Federal Reserve between May 2022 and February 2023.
Lael Brainard has been the recipient of a White House Fellowship and a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, a Marshall Scholar elect, and is currently a member of the...
Lael Brainard is director of the U.S. National Economic Council. She was appointed by President Joe Biden to the position in February 2023. Brainard had been a member of the Board of...
Progressive push. Biden on Monday announced his intent to nominate the 59-year-old Brainard to serve as Powell’s deputy to help manage the U.S. economy through a jump in inflation, a steady but...
At the same time, Mr Biden said he would nominate Lael Brainard, a Fed governor, as vice-chair. She had been in the running for the top job. Who is she, and what does her appointment mean for...
Lael Brainard, a Federal Reserve governor since 2014, was in the mix to potentially replace Jerome H. Powell as Fed chair, but President Biden’s decision to elevate her to the Fed’s No. 2 role...
5 min. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard has been tapped to take over the White House’s National Economic Council, stepping into a new political role that will be instrumental in...
