Stephen Miran | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| In office September 16, 2025 – May 22, 2026 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Adriana Kugler |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Warsh |
| 32nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office March 13, 2025 – February 3, 2026 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jared Bernstein |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Phelan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Ira Miran June 1983 (age 43) 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 (born June 1983) is an American economist and politician who was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2025 until 2026. He was the 32nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2025 until 2026. He was a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital Management.
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. A few months later, he was successfully nominated by President Trump to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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.
Miran was an advisor of economic policy for the Department of the Treasury from 2020 to 2021. Miran is a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital Management. He was a co-founder of the asset management firm Amberwave Partners. He was also an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
On December 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump picked Miran as his nominee for chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was confirmed by the Senate for the office on March 12, 2025. He was confirmed in a 53-46 vote.
On August 7, 2025, Trump named Miran as his nominee to replace Adriana Kugler as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. On September 15, he was confirmed by the Senate in a 48–47 vote and was sworn-in the next day.
On March 4, 2026, Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Miran. The Senate confirmed Warsh on May 12, 2026.