11 Facts About Daleep Singh

Daleep Singh was born on March 12,1976 and is an American economist who served as Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics in the Biden administration.

Daleep Singh is one of the primary architects of the sanctions package that the US implemented on Russia after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and has been at the forefront of designing and teaching "economic statecraft" at the intersection of economic policy and national security, including as a lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Daleep Singh's great-granduncle was the first Asian American elected to Congress, Dalip Singh Saund.

Daleep Singh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and public policy from Duke University, followed by a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Public Administration in international economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Kennedy School.

Daleep Singh was deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for international affairs and acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets in the Obama administration, spearheading the Department's response to Greece's near-exit from the eurozone in 2015 and advocating for reforms to bolster the resilience of Treasury markets.

Daleep Singh was appointed by President Biden as Deputy National Security Advisor at the National Security Council and deputy director of the National Economic Council in mid-February 2021.

Daleep Singh identified that the Russian economy was dependent on Western cutting-edge technologies such as microchips and software and that the Russian economy was vulnerable to a sudden stop of overseas capital.

Daleep Singh pushed for and coordinated the sanctions measures taken against Russia's central bank, as the US, EU, UK, Japan, and Canada prohibited any dealings with the entity only two days after the invasion began.

Daleep Singh began "an extended leave of absence" from the White House beginning in April 2022, immediately after returning from India where he met his Indian counterparts, reportedly due to family reasons.

Daleep Singh has testified to Congress on the Russia sanctions regime, argued in favor of "freedom bonds"for Ukraine, and continued to advocate forcefully in favor of a digital dollar.

In December 2022, Daleep Singh was named to the Bloomberg 50 list of individuals who most influenced the global business landscape.