Brian Deese -Biography

Brian Deese is the National Economic Council’s 13th Director, reporting to President Joe Biden. Because the NEC is not a cabinet-level appointment, the Senate does not need to confirm its direction. Deese was previously the global head of sustainable investment at BlackRock Inc., a position he held since 2017.

Brian Deese- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Brian Deese was born on February 17, 1978, in Massachusetts, United States. We can only assume he comes from a well-to-do and forward-thinking family.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in international politics and economics from Middlebury College in 2000 and a Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School in 2009.

Brian Deese-Net Worth & Salary

Brian Deese’s net worth is estimated to be at $3 million. Deese made his money working for the government and in the private sector.

Deese led BlackRock’s Sustainable Investing Team, which is in charge of identifying long-term performance drivers associated with environmental, social, and governance issues. During this time, Deese’s salary was at least $2.3 million, with the prospect of earning an additional $2.4 million through BlackRock’s restricted stock plan.

Facts of Brian Deese

Brian Deese- Professional Career

Deese worked at the Center for Global Development as a research assistant and as a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Later, he worked as a senior policy analyst for economic policy at the Center for American Progress under Gene Sperling. After leaving the Center for American Progress, Deese joined Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

After Clinton was defeated in the primaries, Deese served as an economic adviser to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008. At the commencement of Obama’s presidency, Brian was appointed as a special assistant to the president for economic policy on the National Economic Council.

In 2011, Deese was appointed deputy director of the NEC. He was in charge of policy formulation for the White House in the areas of taxes, financial regulation, housing, renewable energy, manufacturing, and the automobile sector. Deese was appointed deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget in the summer of 2013. He was renamed Senior Advisor to the President.

While serving in this capacity, Deese was instrumental in the December 2015 talks for the Paris Climate Agreement. Brian had an important role in the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act, which increased federal spending. In February 2016, President Obama named Deese to oversee the Supreme Court nomination process.

Brian Deese- Relationship Status

Brian Deese married Kara Arsenault in 2017, however it doesn’t appear that the couple has had any children. It’s also been established that the husband and wife couple went to the same high school, so we can presume they met and fell in love right away.

Brian Deese- Social Media

He is yet to be discovered on Instagram, which is his primary social media platform. Aside from that, he is active on Twitter, where he has over 58.7K followers. He primarily tweets on current political issues or controversies in his capacity as a political advisor.

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Quick Facts of Brian Deese

• Brian Deese is the National Economic Council’s 13th Director, reporting to President Joe Biden.
• Deese was previously the global head of sustainable investment at BlackRock Inc., a position he held since 2017.
• He was born on February 17, 1978, in Massachusetts, United States.
• Deese was appointed deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget in the summer of 2013.
• In February 2016, President Obama named Deese to oversee the Supreme Court nomination process.
• He married Kara Arsenault in 2017, however it doesn’t appear that the couple has had any children.