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Austan Goolsbee | |
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26th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
Assumed office September 9, 2010 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Christina Romer |
Personal details | |
Born | Waco, Texas, United States | August 18, 1969
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Yale University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Austan Dean Goolsbee (born August 18, 1969) is an American economist, currently serving as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and the youngest member of the cabinet of President Barack Obama .[1] Goolsbee is on leave from the University of Chicago where he is the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business.[2]
Early life and education
Goolsbee was born in Waco, Texas,[3] the son of Linda Catherine (née Dean) and Arthur Leon Goolsbee. He was raised primarily in Whittier, California.[4]
He graduated from
At Yale, Goolsbee was a member of the Yale Political Union, the improv comedy troupe Just Add Water, Skull and Bones, and the Yale Debate Association. He and partner David Gray were named the APDA National Debate Team of the Year in 1991. He and partner Dahlia Lithwick were runners up for the award in 1990. As a high school student, Goolsbee won the national championship in extemporaneous speaking in 1987.
Academia
Goolsbee has been a Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation,[5] Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts,[6] and a member of the Panel of Economic Advisors to the Congressional Budget Office.[7] He served as Senior Economist to the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI).[8] He is currently on leave from the University of Chicago where he is the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the Booth School of Business.[9]
Goolsbee's academic research focuses on the
Goolsbee was an award winning journalist while serving as an academic. Goolsbee is the former host of the television show History's Business on the
Public service
Support of Barack Obama's campaigns
He has been
During Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Goolsbee was alleged to have told Canadian consular officials in Chicago that Obama's political position on the North American Free Trade Agreement was "more reflective of political maneuvering than policy."[14][15]
Service in Obama administration
Goolsbee was nominated by Obama to serve on the
In these capacities, Goolsbee has served as a media surrogate for the Obama Administration and his skill on television has been noted in the media.[18][19]
On August 11, 2009,
In January, 2011, Goolsbee made numerous calls for congress to increase the 14.3 trillion dollar U.S. debt ceiling. Goolsbee said failure to do so could have a "catastrophic" impact on the U.S. economy.[25][26][27][28] He also said that the Obama administration wanted to "juice" the economy to speed up the recovery.[29]
Recognition
Over the years he has been named one of the 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, one of the six "Gurus of the Future" by the Financial Times, one of the 40 Under 40 by Crain's Chicago Business, and one of the 30 Under 30 by the Chicago Sun-Times.[11] He topped The New Yorker's list of the Ten Most Intriguing Political Personalities of 2010.[30] Salon.com named him to its list of the 15 Sexiest Men of 2010.[31]
Press profiles of him include those done by the New York Times, NPR, George Will,[32] the Financial Times,[33] Reuters TV,[34] the Chicago Tribune,Crain's Chicago Business,[35] and Politico.[36]
Personal life
Goolsbee married Robin Winters on November 1, 1997. She was a
References
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan (September 2010), "Goolsbee to Chair Council of Economic Advisers", Wall Street Journal
- ^ Austan Goolsbee
- ^ "Births". The Alcalde. 58 (3). Emmis Communications: 45. November 1969. ISSN1535-993X.
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(help) - ^ Research Fellows - Austan Goolsbee American Bar Foundation
- ^ Austan Goolsbee National Bureau of Economic Research
- ^ Panel of Economic Advisers Congressional Budget Office
- ^ DLC: Austan Goolsbee Democratic Leadership Committee
- ^ Austan Goolsbee
- ^ Greising, David (March 9, 2008), "Going to school on presidential politics", Chicago Tribune
- ^ a b Goolsbee's Curriculum Vitae
- ^ The Advisers Are Writing Our Future David Leonhardt, New York Times, April 18, 2007.
- ^ Seeking Clues to Obamanomics, Deborah Solomon, Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2007
- New York Times, accessed April 4, 2011.
- New York Times, accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ The White House. Nominations & Appointments, row 331, accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ The White House (10-09-10). "President Obama Appoints Austan Goolsbee as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,", accessed April 4, 2011.
- ^ Letters From Washington: On Message and On Everywhere New York Times, Albert Hunt, June 21, 2009
- ^ Politico Ben Smith, March 30, 2009
- ^ Austan Goolsbee interviewed by Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, August 11, 2009
- ^ Austan Goolsbee interviewed by Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, February 1, 2010
- ^ Crash for Clunkers, The Daily Show, November 11, 2009
- ^ The Notorious AIG - Outrage, The Daily Show, March 17, 2009
- ^ Knoller, Mark (October 1, 2010). "White House Staff Gives Rahm Emanuel Dead Fish as Parting Gift". CBS News. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ Debt cap to be raised, Obama adviser says - MarketWatch
- ^ "Government seen hitting debt limit in March or April". Reuters. January 5, 2011.
- ^ Montgomery, Lori (January 7, 2011). "Raise debt limit to avoid national catastrophe, Geithner warns Congress". The Washington Post.
- ^ First Read - Obama admin. confident Congress will raise debt ceiling
- ^ "Goolsbee: Obama to Make 'Tough Choices' on Budget". The Wall Street Journal. January 2, 2011.
- ^ Top Ten Most Intriguing Political Personalities of 2010 Ryan Lizza "The New Yorker", December 9, 2010
- ^ Salon's Men on Top 2010 Salon.com, November 17, 2010
- ^ "The Democratic Economist" George Will Washington Post, October 4, 2007
- ^ "Green Youth and Academic Colours" Jeremy Grant, Financial Times, September 18, 2005
- ^ Obama's Economic Alter Ego Reuters TV, February 1, 2008
- ^ 40 under 40, 2006Chicago Business
- ^ Goolsbee Sets Populist Tone Ben Smith, Politico, March 30, 2009
- ^ WEDDINGS; Robin Winters and Austan Goolsbee New York Times, November 2, 1997
External links
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- Staff Director and Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee at the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
- Austan Goolsbee profile at the University of Chicago Experts panel
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Pictureprovince/Austan Goolsbee on Charlie Rose
- Pictureprovince/Austan Goolsbee collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Works by or about Pictureprovince/Austan Goolsbee in libraries (WorldCatcatalog)
- Pictureprovince/Austan Goolsbee at IMDb
- Austan Goolsbee, "Democratizing Capitalism", July 22, 2006, and "Why Deficits Still Matter", April 30, 2007 at the Democratic Leadership Committee