Austan Goolsbee

American economist

Austan Dean Goolsbee (born August 18, 1969) is an American economist.[1] Goolsbee was the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was a member of the cabinet of President Barack Obama and an acting fill-in anchor for WGN-TV in Chicago.[2]

Austan Goolsbee
26th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
In office
September 10, 2010 – August 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byChristina Romer
Succeeded byAlan Krueger
Personal details
Born
Austan Dean Goolsbee

(1969-08-18) August 18, 1969 (age 54)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA, MA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)

References change

  1. Austan Goolsbee Archived April 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Weisman, Jonathan (September 2010), "Goolsbee to Chair Council of Economic Advisers", The Wall Street Journal