Jared Bernstein — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers, confirmed June 13, 2023.
Served as chief economist and economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011.
Senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Expert in federal, state, and international economic policies, income inequality, employment, and low-wage labor markets.
Earned a Doctor of Social Work in social welfare from Columbia University in 1994.
Sits on the Congressional Budget Office's advisory committee.

Biography

Jared Bernstein is an American government official and economist. He served as the Chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers, a position he was confirmed to on June 13, 2023, and ceremonially sworn into on July 10, 2023, by Vice President Kamala Harris. Previously, from 2009 to 2011, Bernstein was the chief economist and economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration.

Bernstein's career includes a focus on economic policy and social welfare.