Trump Nominates New Chair of White House Council of Economic Advisers

BlockBeats News, April 22nd, President Trump nominated Christopher Waller as the Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers on the 21st to fill the vacancy left by the former chair, Stephen Moore, who took on the role of Federal Reserve Board Governor in 2025. This nomination has been submitted to the U.S. Senate for approval.

Waller is a graduate of both Duke University and the University of Chicago, holding a Ph.D. in Economics. He has previously served as a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and is currently an Economics Professor at the University of Minnesota, specializing in macroeconomic theory, incentive mechanisms, and the theory of inequality in games. (End)