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United States Kevin Hassett served in key economic advisory roles for multiple U.S. presidents, offering expertise on fiscal policy, trade, and economic analysis.
Kevin Hassett was reportedly being considered for the chair of the Federal Reserve if Donald Trump won re-election, a prospect that concerned his former colleagues.
Hassett serves as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Global Director of Research for Affinity Partners, a private equity firm, while also maintaining ties with YAF.
Hassett criticized China's 'forced' joint venture requirements, stating that they enabled China to acquire U.S. technology unfairly.
Hassett participated in an interview on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' in his capacity as National Economic Council Director.
Hassett served as a Fall '20 Fellow at Georgetown University, sharing his expertise in economic theory and policy.
Hassett was a speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2025, attending in his capacity as the Director of the White House National Economic Council.
Hassett has held roles as a right-thinking economist, serving as a chief economic adviser for several presidential campaigns, including John McCain and George W. Bush.
Hassett was a leading contender on Kalshi, an event prediction market, with a 41% chance to become the next Federal Reserve chair, surpassing other candidates.
President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint Kevin Hassett as director of the National Economic Council.
Kevin A. Hassett was born on March 20, 1962, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. He pursued his higher education at Swarthmore College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in economics, and furthered his studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he obtained his PhD in economics under the supervision of Alan J. Auerbach. His early career included an assistant professor position at Columbia Business School from 1989 to 1993, advancing to associate professor from 1993 to 1994. From 1992 to 1997, Hassett was an economist in the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He also provided policy consultation to the United States Treasury Department during both the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations.
Hassett joined the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as a resident scholar in 1997, focusing on tax policy, fiscal policy, energy issues, and stock market investments. He collaborated with R. Glenn Hubbard on topics such as budget surplus, income inequality, and tax reform. In 2003, he was appointed director of economic policy studies at AEI. During this period, Hassett contributed columns to major newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, alongside writing a monthly column for National Review and a weekly column for Bloomberg since 2005. He also co-authored “Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting from the Coming Rise in the Stock Market,” published in 1999.
His significant political involvement began with advisory roles for presidential campaigns, including John McCain’s primaries in 2000, George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign, McCain’s 2008 campaign, and Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. Hassett’s extensive experience led to his appointment as the 29th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from September 2017 to June 2019 during the first Trump administration. He returned to the White House as a senior advisor from April 2020 to July 2020, assisting with the administration’s economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. In January 2025, Hassett was appointed Director of the National Economic Council for the second Trump administration.
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