Austan Goolsbee
Austan Dean Goolsbee (born August 18, 1969) is an American economist and writer. He is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Goolsbee formerly served as the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He was the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2010 to 2011 and a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet. He served as a member of the Chicago Board of Education from 2018 to 2019.
Austan Goolsbee | |
|---|---|
| President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Charles L. Evans |
| 26th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office September 10, 2010 – August 5, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Christina Romer |
| Succeeded by | Alan Krueger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Austan Dean Goolsbee August 18, 1969 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Robin Winters (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Goolsbee was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers before becoming chair. He was also the Chief economist and chief-of-staff to Paul Volcker at the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board—the board was formed in the wake of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
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