Leon Keyserling | |
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![]() Keyserling (third from left), 1949 | |
2nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office November 2, 1949 – January 20, 1953 Acting: November 2, 1949 – May 10, 1950 | |
President | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Edwin Griswold Nourse |
Succeeded by | Arthur F. Burns |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | January 11, 1908
Died | August 9, 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Dublin |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Leon Hirsch Keyserling (January 11, 1908 – August 9, 1987)[1] was an American economist and lawyer who served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1950 to 1953. During his tenure, he advised President Harry S. Truman on the economic issues and helped draft major pieces of Fair Deal legislation.