Brian Christopher Deese (born February 17, 1978) is an American economic and political advisor who was the 13th director of the National Economic Council, serving under President Joe Biden. He previously served as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Earlier in the Obama administration, Deese … See moreDeese was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Middlebury College in … See moreDeese worked as a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a research assistant at the Center for Global … See more

In a Twitter thread this week Mr. McKibben, a former Sunday school instructor, described having Mr. Deese’s future wife in his class when she was a child and years later …

Few people have shaped Bidenomics more than Brian Deese. From 2021 to 2023, Deese led the National Economic Council at the White House, serving as President Joe …

Brian Deese was the director of the National Economic Council from 2021 to 2023. Previously, he was global head of sustainable investing at BlackRock.

"I am grateful to his wife, Kara, and his children, Adeline and Clark for letting us borrow Brian," Mr. Biden said, adding, "I know they're excited to welcome him home."

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped former Obama aide Brian Deese as director of the National Economic Council, his top economic adviser at the White House.