Kevin Hassett

Kevin Hassett, born on March twentieth, nineteen sixty-two, is a prominent American economist currently serving as the director of the National Economic Council since two thousand twenty-five. His extensive career includes notable positions such as the senior advisor and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from two thousand seventeen to two thousand nineteen.

Hassett's influence in economic policy extends to his work with the American Enterprise Institute, a well-known conservative think tank. He played a significant role as chief economic adviser for John McCain during the two thousand presidential primaries and the two thousand eight election campaign. Additionally, he provided economic counsel for George W. Bush's two thousand four campaign and Mitt Romney's two thousand twelve bid for the presidency.

In academia, Hassett has imparted his knowledge as a professor of economics at prestigious institutions such as Columbia Graduate Business School and New York University. His early career included nearly a decade as a research economist with the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

During the first Trump administration, he held the position of the twenty-ninth chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from September two thousand seventeen until June two thousand nineteen. He returned to the White House in two thousand twenty, where he contributed to the administration's economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on the economic implications of lockdowns and social distancing measures.

On November twenty-sixth, two thousand twenty-four, President-elect Donald Trump announced Hassett's appointment as the director of the National Economic Council for his second administration, marking another significant chapter in his career.