Stephen Miran
Stephen Miran | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| Assumed office September 16, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Adriana Kugler |
| 32nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| Assumed office March 13, 2025 On leave: September 16, 2025 – present | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jared Bernstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Ira Miran June 1983 (age 42) Pearl River, New York, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics Public policy |
| Thesis | Essays on Household Saving Behavior and Fiscal Policy (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Feldstein |
Stephen Ira Miran is an American economist and politician who has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2025. He has also been the 32nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers since 2025. He is a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital Management.[1]
In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump named Miran as his nominee for Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2025.
Early life
Miran graduated from Boston University in 2005. He studied economics, philosophy, and mathematics. He received a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2010. He was a student of Martin Feldstein.[2]
Career
Miran was an advisor of economic policy for the Department of the Treasury from 2020 to 2021.[3] Miran is a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital Management.[2] He was a co-founder of the asset management firm Amberwave Partners. He was also an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
On December 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump picked Miran as his nominee for chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.[4] He was confirmed by the Senate for the office on March 12, 2025.[5] He was confirmed in a 53-46 vote.
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
On August 7, 2025, Trump named Miran as his nominee to replace Adriana Kugler as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.[6] On September 15, he was confirmed by the Senate in a 48–47 vote and was sworn-in the next day.[7]
References
- ↑ Miran, Stephen; Katz, Dan (May 26, 2023). "Don't break the Treasury market while trying to save it". Financial Times. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Friedman, Lisa (December 22, 2024). "Trump Picks a Former Treasury Official as His Top Economist". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ Barbuscia, Davide (July 26, 2024). "Hedge fund study on U.S. Treasury issuance fuels debate". Reuters. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Trump taps ex-Treasury official Miran as chair of Council of Economic Advisers". Reuters. December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Trump taps ex-Treasury official Miran as chair of Council of Economic Advisers". Reuters. December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board". AP News. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Senate Confirms Stephen Miran as Fed Governor". The New York Times. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.