Cecilia Rouse | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President of the Brookings Institution | |
| Assumed office January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Amy Liu (acting) |
| 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office March 12, 2021 – March 31, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Tyler Goodspeed (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jared Bernstein |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office March 11, 2009 – February 28, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Donald B. Marron Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Katharine Abraham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecilia Elena Rouse December 18, 1963 Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Carl A. Rouse (father) Carolyn Rouse (sister) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Economics |
| Institution | Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Lawrence F. Katz Claudia Goldin[1] |
Cecilia Elena Rouse (/ˈraʊs/ ROWSS; born December 18, 1963) is an American economist and the President of the Brookings Institution.[2] She served as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers between 2021 and 2023. She is the first Black American to hold this position.[3] Prior to this, she served as the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.[4] Joe Biden nominated Rouse to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in November 2020.[5] Rouse was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 2021, by a vote of 95–4.[6] She resigned on March 31, 2023, to return to teaching.[7] On June 28, she was named the 9th President of the Brookings Institution.[8]
- ^ Amy Guan (May 25, 2011). "Cecilia Rouse: Economist". The Harvard Crimson.
- ^ "Brookings Institution Announces Dr. Cecilia Rouse as President".
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (March 2, 2021). "Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse as the first Black chair of White House economic council". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim; Smialek, Jeanna (December 2, 2020). "Biden's New Top Economist Has a Longtime Focus on Workers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Economy Nominees and Appointees". President-Elect Joe Biden. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Alex (March 3, 2021). "Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to be Biden's top economist". CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (March 31, 2023). "Top Economist Leaves White House, and an Economy Not Yet 'Normal'". New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Cecilia Rouse talks about being appointed Brookings's ninth President". Brookings. Retrieved July 5, 2023.