Jason Furman

Professor, Harvard University; Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the White House Scholars

Jason Furman is Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). He is also nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Professor Furman was a top economic adviser to President Obama for eight years, including serving as the 28th Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from August 2013 to January 2017, acting as both President Obama’s chief economist and a member of the cabinet. During this time Furman played a major role in most of the major economic policies of the Obama Administration. Previously Furman held a variety of posts in public policy and research. Furman has done writing, research and speaking on a wide range of topics including macroeconomics, trade, and technology policy. In addition to articles in scholarly journals and periodicals, Furman is the editor of two books on economic policy. Furman holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.