Keith Hall (Director of the Congressional Budget Office)
Keith Hall is the former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).[1] Hall was appointed on February 27, 2015, by Speaker of the House John Boehner and President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch to replace Douglas Elmendorf.[1] His term ended on January 1, 2019, but he continued serving in a temporary capacity until June 3, 2019, when budget committee leaders appointed his replacement, Phillip Swagel.[2]
Biography
Hall graduated from the University of Virginia and earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University. He worked at the International Trade Commission for 10 years before moving around the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Department of the Treasury.[3][4] Hall has also been a faculty member at the University of Arkansas and the University of Missouri.[5]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Hall's academic, professional, and political career:[4][6]
- 1978: Graduated from University of Virginia
- 1981: Earned Ph.D. from Purdue University
- 1981-1991: International Trade Commission
- 1991-1992: Visiting Scholar, Office of Economics
- 1993-2001: Chief of the Applied Economics Division, Office of Economics
- 2001-2002: Senior International Economist, International Trade Commission
- 2002-2005: Chief Economist, Department of Commerce
- 2005-2008: Chief Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers
- 2008-2012: Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 2012-2014: Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
- 2014-2015: Chief Economist, International Trade Commission
- 2015-2019: Director of the Congressional Budget Office
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Politico, "CBO pick Keith Hall a George W. Bush vet, government skeptic," February 27, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Swagel officially chosen for CBO director, replacing Hall," May 15, 2019
- ↑ Congressional Budget Office, "Organization and Staffing," accessed May 11, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mercatus Center, "Keith Hall," accessed May 11, 2015
- ↑ Committee on the Budget, Republicans, "Keith Hall to Succeed Doug Elmendorf as Director of Congressional Budget Office," February 27, 2015
- ↑ International Trade Commission, "Keith Hall Named USITC Chief Economist and Director of Economics," September 8, 2014
