Jason Furman
Jason Furman | |
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28th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office August 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Alan Krueger |
Succeeded by | Kevin Hassett |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | August 18, 1970
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Eve Gerber |
Relations | Jesse M. Furman (brother) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) London School of Economics (MSc) |
Jason Furman (born August 18, 1970) is an American economist and professor at
Since 2019, he has taught Economics 10, the year-long introductory economics course at Harvard, together with David Laibson.[5]
Furman is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Group of Thirty and the Aspen Economic Strategy Group. He also serves as a Trustee of the Russell Sage Foundation and on the advisory boards for the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, the Bund Summit, the Hamilton Project and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. In addition to articles in scholarly journals and periodicals, Furman is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Project Syndicate and the editor of two books on economic policy.[6]
Early life and education
Born and raised in New York City, Furman is the son of Jay Furman, a real estate and shopping mall developer, and Gail Furman, a child psychologist. Furman's brother, Jesse M. Furman, is a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[7]
Furman graduated from the Dalton School in 1988. In 1992, he graduated with an AB in social studies from Harvard University, where his freshman year roommate was Matt Damon. He then received an MSc from the London School of Economics. Furman later returned to Harvard, where he received an AM in government in 1995 and a PhD in economics in 2004.[8] His PhD thesis advisor was Greg Mankiw, who had served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under the administration of George W. Bush.
Early career
In 1996, while he was a graduate student at Harvard, Furman was hired by economist
He was a visiting scholar at
From 2006 to 2008, Furman was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Hamilton Project, an economic policy research group that develops policy proposals to achieve shared economic growth founded by former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. During his tenure, Furman published papers on tax treatment of healthcare and edited two published volumes.[14][15]
Obama administration
In 2008, Furman joined
On June 10, 2013, Furman was named chairman of the three-member Council of Economic Advisers by President Obama. Obama referred to Furman as "one of the most brilliant economic minds of his generation" and said "there's no one I'd rather turn to for straightforward, unvarnished advice that helps me to do my job." His appointment to the role was met with bipartisan support.[21] During his tenure as chairman, Furman played a role in advancing economic debates and public policies around tax reform, competition,[22] artificial intelligence and innovation,[23] and investment issues.[24] As CEA chair, Furman was a cabinet-level government officer and a regular attendee of meetings of the Cabinet of the United States.
Personal life
Furman and his wife Eve (née Gerber)[25] live in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with their three children.
References
- ^ "Jason Furman Named Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School". Harvard Gazette. April 14, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Furman Joins Peterson Institute for International Economics". January 23, 2017.
- ^ The White House. "Remarks by the President Nominating Jason Furman as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers." June 10, 2013.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Laibson and Furman to Take Over Ec10, Increase Number of Lectures". The Harvard Crimson. April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ "Jason Furman". www.hks.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress - 2nd Session". United States Senate. February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Economist Jason Furman (Harvard A.B, 1992, M.A., 1995, Ph.D. 2004) To Speak January 18, 2018". hcsanantonio.clubs.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ Calmes, Jackie (November 6, 2008). "Jason Furman". The New York Times.
- ^ Boak, Josh. "10 Things You Don't Know About Obama's New Econ Guru Read". The Fiscal Times. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ "Economist Jason Furman is the Wonkiest Wonk in the White House". The Washington Post. February 12, 2014.
- ^ "An Ex-New-York-Knife-Juggler To Hone Obama's Econ Policy". June 17, 2008.
- ^ Jason Furman NYU Wagner Archived June 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Who Has the Cure?". Brookings Institution.
- ^ "Path to Prosperity". Brookings Institution.
- ^ Barrett, Ruth Shalit (January 11, 2009). "New Brainiac: Jason Furman". NY Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Hamburger, Tom (June 11, 2008). "New Obama Aide Has His Share of Critics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Tough, Paul (August 15, 2012). "What Does Obama Really Believe In?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Paletta, Damian (May 28, 2013). "Obama to Name Furman to Run Economic Council". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Calmes, Jackie (June 10, 2013). "Obama Names Longtime Aide as His Chief Economic Adviser". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Udland, Myles (July 7, 2016). "Obama's Top Economic Adviser Doesn't Like the Idea of Giving People Money Not to Work". Business Insider. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Gergshgorn, Dave (January 27, 2017). "A Massive AI Partnership is Tapping Civil Rights and Economic Experts to Keep AI Safe". Quartz. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Lee, Timothy B. (February 7, 2017). "Obama's Top Economist Says Trump's Case For Gutting Investor Protections Makes No Sense". Vox. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "UJA-Federation of New York mourns the passing of Jay Furman, longtime supporter of UJA-Federation and a distinguished leader in our community as a member of UJA-Federation's Finance Committee & Board of Directors". The New York Times. January 6, 2015.