Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is an agency focused on economic policy within the Executive Office of the President. Established in 1946 by Congress, the CEA provides the president with economic advice on domestic and international economic policy using research and empirical evidence.[1]
The CEA is composed of a chair and two members. As of April 2025, under the second Donald Trump (R) administration, Stephen Miran served as chairman of the CEA. Pierre Yared and Kim Ruhl served as members.[1]
Mission
As of April 2025, the White House provided the following mission for the CEA:
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The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President established by Congress in the 1946 Employment Act, is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. The Council bases its recommendations and analysis on economic research and empirical evidence, using the best data available to support the President in setting our nation’s economic policy to promote employment, production, and purchasing power under free competitive enterprise.[2] |
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Activities
The White House listed the following tasks as under the scope of the CEA:
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Leadership
This table provides a list of chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1981 to 2025.[4][5]
| Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, 1981-2025 | ||
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| Chair | Tenure | Administration |
| Stephen Miran | 2025-present |  Donald Trump
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| Jared Bernstein | 2023-2024 |  Joe Biden
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| Cecilia Rouse | 2021-2023 | Joe Biden
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| Kevin Hassett | 2017-2019 | Donald Trump
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| Jason Furman | 2013-2017 | Barack Obama
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| Alan Krueger | 2011-2013 | Barack Obama
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| Austan Goolsbee | 2010-2011 | Barack Obama
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| Chrisina Romer | 2009-2010 | Barack Obama
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| Edward Lazear | 2006-2009 | George W. Bush
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| Ben Bernanke | 2005-2006 | George W. Bush
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| Harvey Rosen | 2005 | George W. Bush
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| N. Gregory Mankiw | 2003-2005 | George W. Bush
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| R. Glenn Hubbard | 2001-2003 | George W. Bush
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| Martin N. Baily | 1999-2001 | Bill Clinton
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| Janet Yellen | 1997-1999 | Bill Clinton
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| Joseph Stiglitz | 1995-1997 | Bill Clinton
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| Laura D'Andrea Tyson | 1993-1995 | Bill Clinton
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| Michael Boskin | 1989-1993 | George H.W. Bush
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| Beryle Sprinkel | 1985-1989 | Ronald Reagan
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| Martin Feldstein | 1982-1984 | Ronald Reagan
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| Murray Weidenbaum | 1981-1982 | Ronald Reagan
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Executive Office of the President
- See also: Executive Office of the President
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) is a group of federal entities responsible for advising and supporting the president's policy agenda and administration. The EOP's composition has changed over time as different presidential administrations have added, transferred, and removed entities from the office.
Under the second Trump administration, the EOP included the following 5 offices:
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See also
- Donald Trump presidential administration, 2025
- Donald Trump's Cabinet, 2025
- Joe Biden presidential administration
- Ballotpedia's administrative state coverage
- Executive Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White House, "Council of Economic Advisers," accessed March 15, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ White House, "Council of Economic Advisers," accessed April 9, 2025
- ↑ Obama White House, "Former Chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers," accessed March 15, 2021
- ↑ GPO, "Report to the President on the Activities of the Council of Economic Advisers During 2019," accessed March 15, 2021
