Brian Christopher Deese was born on February 17,1978 and is an American economic and political advisor who was the 13th Director of the National Economic Council, serving under President Joe Biden.
25 Facts About Brian Deese
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In February 2023, it was reported that Deese would depart from the Biden administration.
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Brian Deese previously served as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama.
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Brian Deese served as deputy director of the National Economic Council.
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Brian Deese served as the Global Head of Sustainable Investing at BlackRock.
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Brian Deese earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Middlebury College in 2000 and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2009.
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In 2002, Brian Deese was named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, though he was not ultimately selected.
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Brian Deese worked as a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a research assistant at the Center for Global Development, hired by founder Nancy Birdsall, according to The New York Times, where he co-authored the book Delivering on Debt Relief.
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At the start of the Obama presidency, Brian Deese was appointed as a special assistant to the president for economic policy, serving in the National Economic Council.
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Brian Deese argued against the government letting Chrysler liquidate based on a concern around the impact on industrial communities across the mid-west.
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In 2011, Brian Deese was named deputy director of the NEC.
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Brian Deese was named deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget in the summer of 2013.
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Brian Deese briefly served as the acting director in summer 2014, between the departure of Sylvia Mathews Burwell and the appointment of Shaun Donovan.
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Unlike Podesta, who served as Counselor to the President, Brian Deese was promoted to the position of Senior Advisor to the President.
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Brian Deese chaired the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in 2015 and 2016.
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Brian Deese spearheaded the Administration's effort to ratify the Paris Agreement and to reach a global agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbons through the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
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Brian Deese oversaw the Obama Administration's efforts to protect more land and water than any previous president, including the largest protected marine monument in the world.
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In February 2016, the President tapped Brian Deese to oversee the Supreme Court nomination process, which led to the President's nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on March 16,2016.
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Brian Deese has been a principal architect of the Biden economic agenda, including the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
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At the NEC, Brian Deese was the first and last person Biden consulted on economic issues and was a driving force behind the President's domestic policy legacy.
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Brian Deese served as a central figure in congressional negotiations leading up to the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Brian Deese served as President Biden's primary policy negotiator for key climate, health, and tax reform measures passed in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Brian Deese was particularly involved in landing the clean energy and climate provisions, visiting West Virginia with Senator Manchin in March 2022.
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Brian Deese pushed to establish the first-ever White House Competition Council, which he chairs, and has spoken publicly on the need to increase entrepreneurship and reduce barriers to entry in key US industries.
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In February 2023, it was announced that Brian Deese would be leaving his position.