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Jason Furman (born 1970) is an economist and influential policy intellectual. On January 28, 2009, Furman was named Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the administration of President Barack Obama, whom he'd been advising since the latter stages of the 2008 presidential campaign. Although he generally works with Democrats, he is reported by the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call to be widely respected by Republicans, as well.[1][2]
Furman's research and policy focus includes the subjects of taxes, health care and the U.S. Social Security program. Furman's qualified defense of Wal-Mart's business model provoked criticism from some labor organizations when he joined Obama's 2008 campaign. But notable liberals defended Furman, praising his staunch defense of Social Security, his criticism of inequality, and advocacy of universal health insurance.[3]
In 1996, while he was a graduate student at Harvard, Furman was hired by economist Joseph Stiglitz to serve for a one-year stint as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy in the Clinton Administration and on staff of the Council of Economic Advisers. He later worked with Stiglitz at the World Bank. Furman was involved in varying degrees with the Presidential campaigns of Al Gore and General Wesley Clark. In 2004, he took a position as Director of Economic Policy for the John Kerry Presidential campaign in 2004.
Furman received his MSc from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. Also at Harvard, Furman earned a bachelor's in social studies and a master's in government. He has worked together with former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
In recent years, Furman has worked as a budget expert at the Brookings Institution. There, he directed the Hamilton Project, an economic policy research group that develops policy proposals to achieve shared economic growth.[4]
He was a Visiting Scholar at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.[5] He has been a visiting lecturer at Columbia and Yale Universities.
Furman is often parodied on the Glenn Beck Program as Obama advisor "Honkey Whitesville," a recurring call-in guest portrayed by Steve Burguiere.
He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Eve Gerber, and their two children, Henry and Louisa.
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Rahm Emanuel |
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National Security Advisor |
Jim Jones |
2009– |
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy |
Mona Sutphen |
2009– |
Deputy National Security Advisor |
Thomas E. Donilon |
2009– |
| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations |
Jim Messina |
2009– |
Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan |
Douglas Lute† |
2009– |
| Senior Advisor to the President |
David Axelrod |
2009– |
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications |
Ben Rhodes |
2009– |
| Senior Advisor to the President |
Peter Rouse |
2009– |
Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security |
John O. Brennan |
2009– |
| Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement |
Valerie Jarrett |
2009–
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Deputy National Security Advisor and NSC Chief of Staff
White House Communications Director |
Denis McDonough
Dan Pfeiffer |
2009-
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| Director of Public Engagement |
Christina Tchen |
2009– |
Deputy White House Communications Director |
Jennifer Psaki |
2009– |
| Director of Intergovernmental Affairs |
Cecilia Muñoz |
2009– |
White House Press Secretary |
Robert Gibbs |
2009– |
| Director, National Economic Council |
Lawrence Summers |
2009– |
Deputy Press Secretary |
Bill Burton |
2009– |
| Deputy Director, National Economic Council |
Diana Farrell |
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Deputy Press Secretary |
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| Deputy Director, National Economic Council |
Jason Furman |
2009– |
Deputy Press Secretary |
Josh Earnest |
2009– |
| Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board |
Paul Volcker |
2009– |
Director of Speechwriting |
Jon Favreau |
2009– |
| Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors |
Christina Romer |
2009– |
White House Counsel |
Robert Bauer |
2009– |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisors and Staff Director of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board |
Austan Goolsbee |
2009– |
Deputy White House Counsel
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs |
Phil Schiliro |
2009– |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisors |
Cecilia Rouse |
2009– |
Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs |
Lisa Konwinski |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Management and Budget |
Peter R. Orszag |
2009– |
Executive Clerk |
George T. Saunders† |
2009– |
| Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget |
Jeffrey Zients |
2009– |
Director, Office of Political Affairs
Chief Technology Officer |
Patrick Gaspard
Aneesh Chopra |
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| Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget |
Rob Nabors |
2009– |
Chief Information Officer |
Vivek Kundra |
2009– |
| United States Trade Representative |
Ron Kirk |
2009– |
Director, Office of Presidential Personnel |
Don Gips |
2009– |
| Director, Domestic Policy Council |
Melody Barnes |
2009– |
Director of Scheduling and Advance |
Alyssa Mastromonaco |
2009– |
| Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council |
Heather Higginbottom |
2009– |
Director, White House Military Office |
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2009– |
| Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships |
Joshua DuBois |
2009– |
Cabinet Secretary |
Chris Lu |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Health Reform |
Nancy DeParle |
2009– |
Deputy Cabinet Secretary |
Liz Sears Smith |
2009– |
| Deputy Director, Office of Health Reform |
Jeanne Lambrew |
2009– |
Staff Secretary |
Lisa Brown |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy |
Carol Browner |
2009– |
Director, Office of Management and Administration |
Bradley Kiley |
2009– |
| Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change |
Heather Zichal |
2009– |
Director, Oval Office Operations |
Micaela Fernandez |
2009– |
| Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers |
Edward B. Montgomery |
2009– |
Personal Aide to the President |
Reggie Love |
2009– |
| Director, Council on Environmental Quality |
Nancy Sutley |
2009– |
Personal Secretary to the President |
Katie Johnson |
2009– |
| Director, Office of National AIDS Policy |
Jeffrey Crowley |
2009– |
Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to the President |
Eugene Kang |
2009– |
| Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy |
Gil Kerlikowske |
2009– |
Chief of Staff to the First Lady |
Susan Sher |
2009– |
| Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy |
A. Thomas McLellan* |
2009– |
White House Social Secretary |
Desirée Rogers |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Urban Affairs Policy |
Adolfo Carrión, Jr. |
2009– |
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy |
John Holdren |
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Ron Klain |
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady |
Catherine Russell |
| Counsel to the Vice President |
Cynthia Hogan |
Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President |
Moe Vela |
| Counselor to the Vice President |
Mike Donilon |
Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President |
Terrell McSweeny |
| Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison |
Evan Ryan |
Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President |
Jared Bernstein |
| Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications |
Jay Carney |
Press Secretary to the Vice President |
Elizabeth Alexander |
| Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President |
Alan Hoffman |
Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President |
Annie Tomasini |
| Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President |
Brian McKeon |
Director of Legislative Affairs |
Sudafi Henry |
| Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady |
Carlos Elizondo |
Director of Communications for the Second Lady |
Courtney O’Donnell |
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