US: Biden names Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti as National Economic Council member
The National Economic Council coordinates the domestic and international economic policymaking process for the US administration. (Image: Twitter/BharatRamamurti)
Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 08:01 AM IST
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday appointed Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti as deputy director for the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection.
The announcement was made as Biden announced additional members of the National Economic Council (NEC). Besides Ramamurti, Joelle Gamble has been appointed as special assistant to the President for Economic Policy and David Kamin, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
Functions of National Economic Council
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Bharat Ramamurti named deputy director for the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection. Photo: buildbackbetter.gov
Bharat Ramamurti was named the deputy director for the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection.
Ramamurti is the managing director of the Corporate Power program at the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank, campus network, and nonprofit partner to the FDR Library.
Apart from Ramamurti, numerous other Indian-American nominees and appointees on Biden’s team include Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General; Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget; Dr. Celine Gounder on the COVID-19 Task Force which is co-chaired by
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