Before and after his
service in the Obama-Biden Administration, he has advised a
range of leading non-profit and private sector
organizations, including the Center for Strategic &
International Studies. Born in Nigeria and raised in
southern California’s Inland Empire, Adeyemo received his
bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at
Berkeley and his JD from Yale Law School.
If confirmed, Adeyemo
would be the first African American Deputy Secretary of the
Treasury.
Cecilia Rouse currently
serves as Dean of the Princeton School of Public and
International Affairs. If confirmed, she will become just
the first African American and just the fourth woman to lead
the CEA in the 74 years of its existence.
A renowned labor economist
with expertise centered in the economics of education and
equality, she is an accomplished leader who has held
prominent roles across academia and government service.
Before taking on her current role as Dean in 2012, Rouse
served as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers in
the Obama-Biden Administration and on the National Economic
Council in the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant
to President Clinton.
Rouse joined the Princeton
faculty in 1992 and has authored landmark papers on a
variety of economic policy issues. Originally from
California, Rouse received her bachelor of arts degree and
her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. ---
Neera Tanden, whose career
has focused on pursuing policies designed to support working
families, foster broad-based economic growth, and curb
rampant inequality, is nominated to serve as Director of the
Office of Management and Budget. If confirmed, Tanden would
be the first woman of color and first South Asian American
to lead the OMB.
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