Austan Goolsbee | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Austan Dean Goolsbee (born August 18, 1969) is an American economist. Goolsbee was the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was a member of the cabinet of President Barack Obama and an acting fill-in anchor for WGN-TV in Chicago.