Doug Elmendorf was named dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School in June 2015 and stepped down from those positions at the end of June 2024. He had served previously as director of the Congressional Budget Office from January 2009 through March 2015.
Earlier, Doug Elmendorf had been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, assistant director of the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board, deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department, senior economist at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, and assistant professor at Harvard University. In those positions, he worked on budget policy, health care issues, the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy, Social Security, income security programs, financial markets, macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, and other topics. He earned his PhD and AM in economics from Harvard University and his AB summa cum laude from Princeton University.
Please see also Doug Elmendorf’s additional website.
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Outside Professional Activities For Douglas Elmendorf
| Organization | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Abt Associates | Fiduciary board membership |
| American Economic Association | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |
| National Bureau of Economic Research | Research or teaching appointment |
| National Economic Education Delegation | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |
| Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |
| Results for America | Research or teaching appointment |
| The Hamilton Project at Brookings | Research or teaching appointment |
| Trilateral Commission | Research or teaching appointment |
| Brookings' Task Force on Climate Scoring | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |
| Urban Institute's Equity Scoring Initiative | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |
| PIIE's Next Bretton Woods Group | Membership on a scientific or other advisory board |