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According to two people close to Biden’s presidential transition, he is expected to name Cecilia Rouse, an African American economist at Princeton University, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers. Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo, a Nigerian-born attorney and former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve as deputy Treasury secretary.
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And as director of the Office of Management and Budget, Biden plans to nominate Neera Tanden, president of the liberal think tank Center for American Progress and a former senior policy adviser to both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns. Under the Biden administration, the OMB chief could have a much more elevated role, central to carrying out an ambitious climate agenda or health care expansion for millions of Americans through rulemaking across federal agencies.
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People close to Biden’s transition confirmed that [former senior Obama administration official, Brian Deese], the global head of sustainable investing at investment giant BlackRock, is Biden's pick for director of the National Economic Council in the White House. His selection is likely to rankle some progressives, who have taken issue with his current job in the financial sector.