Trump Nominates Christopher Fehren as White House Economic Advisers Chair

Gate News message, April 22 — President Trump nominated Christopher Fehren as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers on April 21, filling the vacancy left by former chair Stephen Miran after his appointment as a member of the Federal Reserve Board in 2025. The nomination has been submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

Fehren holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University. He previously served as a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and currently holds a position as professor of economics at the University of Minnesota.

His research expertise spans macroeconomic theory, mechanism design, and game theory on inequality.