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Ben Harris
Benjamin H. "Ben" Harris (born July 17, 1977) is an American economist who has served in several senior public-service positions, most notably as the Chief Economist and Chief Economic Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden from 2014 until the end of the Obama Administration.[1] Harris is currently a visiting associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University[2] and the Chief Economist to the evidence-based policy organized Results for America.[3]
Harris’s research and policy focus includes the subjects of tax, budget and retirement security. He has published a variety of papers and policy briefs related to topics in public finance and is regularly cited in media reports related to fiscal policy.
Early life and education
Harris is a native of Washington State, and was raised primarily in Bainbridge Island. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1995.[4]
He holds a Ph.D. in economics from George Washington University, which he earned in 2011, in addition to three masters degrees: an M.Phil. in economics from George Washington University in 2010, an M.A. in economics from Cornell University in 2005, and an M.A. in quantitative methods from Columbia University in 2003.
Harris earned his B.A. in economics from Tufts University in 1999. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Namibia in 2000.[5]
Career
One of Harris’ earliest roles was as a senior economist with the Budget Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He went on to serve as a research economist at the Brookings Institution, and later as the policy director of The Hamilton Project[6], a fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, and deputy director of the Retirement Security Project at Brookings.
Between 2011 and 2013, Harris worked at the White House as a senior economist with the Council of Economic Advisers, where he specialized in fiscal policy and retirement security. After leaving his first stint with the Obama Administration, he served as a senior research associate with the Urban Institute and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center.
In December 2014, Harris returned to the White House when Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. tapped him to serve as his Chief Economist and Economic Advisor.[7] He continued in that role through the end of the Obama Administration in January 2017.
After leaving the White House, Harris went to work for Rokos Capital Management as a senior economic policy adviser.[8] He continues to advise the hedge fund on economic policy, in addition to his roles as chief economist to the evidence-based policy organization Results for America, advisor to the Biden Foundation[9], and visiting associate professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Throughout his career, Harris has taught at institutions including the Kennedy School of Government, the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute.
In 2017, he founded Cherrydale Consulting, where he advises clients on economic policy.
Personal life
He and his wife, Jessica, live in the Washington, D.C., area with their three young daughters.
- ^ Tau, Byron (2014-12-16). "Biden Hires Brookings Scholar Harris as Chief Economic Adviser". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "Ben Harris - Faculty - Kellogg School of Management". www.kellogg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "Ben Harris Joins Results for America as Chief Economist and Senior Advisor - Results for America". Results for America. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Q&A with Ben Harris: Bainbridge Islander is top economic advisor to VP Joe Biden - Bainbridge Island Review". Bainbridge Island Review. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "U.S. Fulbright Online". us.fulbrightonline.org. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "The Hamilton Project at Brookings Announces New Leadership Team". Brookings. -001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Tau, Byron (2014-12-16). "Biden Hires Brookings Scholar Harris as Chief Economic Adviser". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "Rokos Capital Management has enlisted a top White House economist". eFinancialCareers. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "Biden Foundation welcomes new policy staff - Biden Foundation". Biden Foundation. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-29.