Betsey Stevenson | |
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Chief Economist of the United States Department of Labor | |
In office September 2010 – September 2011 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Alex Mas |
Succeeded by | Adriana Kugler |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1971 (age 52–53) |
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Justin Wolfers |
Education | Wellesley College (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
Betsey Ayer Stevenson (born c. 1971) is an economist and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.[1] Additionally, she is a fellow of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and servers on the board of the American Economic Association.[2] The Obama Administration announced her appointment as a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, a post she served from 2013 through 2015.[3] She previously served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Labor under Secretary Hilda Solis from 2010 to 2011.[4] Previously, she was an assistant professor of Business and Public Policy, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[5]
In November 2020, Stevenson was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the United States Department of Treasury.[6]