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Kevin Hassett | |
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| Director of the National Economic Council | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lael Brainard |
| Senior Advisor to the President for Economic Issues | |
| In office April 15, 2020 – July 1, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 29th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office September 13, 2017 – June 28, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jason Furman |
| Succeeded by | Cecilia Rouse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kevin Allen Hassett March 20, 1962 Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kristie |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
Kevin Allen Hassett (born March 20, 1962) is an American economist and politician who has been the Director of the National Economic Council since 2025. He was the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from September 13, 2017 to June 28, 2019. He is known for his work on tax policy and for co-authoring the book Dow 36,000 (1999).
Hassett was the chair in American Politics and Culture and Director of Research for Domestic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.[1] Hassett was John McCain's chief economic adviser in the 2000 presidential primaries and an economic adviser to the campaigns of George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election and McCain in the presidential election of 2008. He was among Mitt Romney's economic advisers for the 2012 presidential campaign.[2]
In April 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Hassett to serve as the 29th chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He served in the role until his resignation in 2019. In November 2024, President-elect Trump nominated Hassett to be Director of the National Economic Council.[3]
- ↑ Thomas, Lauren; Mui, Ylan (February 24, 2017). "Trump picks conservative think tanker to chair Council of Economic Advisers". CNBC. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ↑ Who Are Obama's and Romney's Key Economic Advisers?
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