Keith Hennessey
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Keith Hennessey | |
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| 7th Director of the National Economic Council | |
| In office November 28, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Al Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | Larry Summers |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Stanford University (BS) Harvard University (MPP) |
Keith Hennessey is an American economist and former political advisor who served as the Assistant to the
U.S. President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. He was appointed to the position in November 2007 by President George W. Bush, and served until the end of Bush's second term in office. Hennessey had served in the White House since August 2002, when he was appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the U.S. National Economic Council
.
Education
Hennessey holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Political Science from
public policy thesis was Unintended Consequences: Critical Assumptions in the Clinton Health Plan.Career
Prior to joining the White House staff, Hennessey worked for
Symantec Corporation in Cupertino, California
.
Since leaving the White House, Hennessey has been a television commentator and established a blog, which was named in an article reported by the Wall Street Journal economics bureau as one of the "Top 25 Economics Blogs" in 2009.[2]
From 2009 to 2012, Hennessey worked as a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He has since worked as a lecturer at Stanford Law School, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and the Stanford University Public Policy Department.[3]
References
- ^ "About Keith Hennessey", "KeithHennessey.com" blog, retrieved September 9, 2009
- ^ Justin Hart, Phil Izzo, Kelly Evans, Sara Murray, Conor Dougherty and Sudeep Reddy, "A Reader's Guide to Econoblogs", July 16, 2009, The Wall Street Journal
- ^ "Keith Hennessey". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
External links
- KeithHennessey.com
- Library of Economics and Liberty.
- Appearances on C-SPAN