Peter R. Orszag
Peter Richard Orszag | |
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 CBO official picture | |
| Born | December 16, 1968 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Princeton University A.B. 1991 London School of Economics M.S. (1992), Ph.D. (1997) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, summa cum laude |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | Leila Madeleine Joshua Nathaniel |
| Parent(s) | Steven Alan and Reba (Karp) Orszag |
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Peter R. Orszag (born December 16, 1968) is an American economist and was the Director of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office. President-Elect Obama on November 25, 2008 announced him as his choice for Office of Management and Budget Director.[3]
Biography
Orszag was the seventh Director of CBO January 18, 2007 – November 25th, 2008.
After graduating from Phillips Exeter, he earned an A.B. summa cum laude in economics from Princeton University in 1991, an M.S. (1992), and Ph.D. (1997) in economics from the London School of EconomicsHe was a Marshall Scholar 1991-1992. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Orszag previously served as the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Economic Studies at Brookings, where he directed the Hamilton Project and the Retirement Security Project.
He served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and as Senior Economist and Senior Adviser on the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. He also formed a consulting group called Sebago Associates, which merged into Competition Policy Associates and was bought by FTI Consulting Inc.
He lives in Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. with his two children, Leila and Joshua. He has Hungarian ancestry.[4][5]
Avocations
Orszag runs in marathons and enjoys Country music.[1]
Writings
- Orszag, Peter R. (July 9, 2008). "Climate Change Economics". Washington Post. p. A15. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - co-editor of American Economic Policy in the 1990s (MIT Press: 2002)
- co-author of Protecting the American Homeland: A Preliminary Analysis (Brookings Institution Press: 2002)
- co-author of Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach (Brookings Institution Press: 2004)
- co-author of Protecting the Homeland 2006/7 (Brookings Institution Press: 2006)
- co-editor of Aging Gracefully: Ideas to Improve Retirement Security in America (Century Foundation Press: 2006).
External links
References
- ^ a b Calmes, Jackie (November 18, 2008). "The New Team: Peter R. Orszag". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Peter Richard Orszag." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Document Number: K2017415989. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ Calmes, Jackie (November 18, 2008). "Obama Is Said to Have Chosen a Budget Director". The New York Times.
- ^ http://index.hu/politika/kulfold/orszag3778/
- ^ http://www.delmagyar.hu/hirek/magyar_szarmazasu_kozgazdasz_obama_csapataban/2078653/
