Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy


The assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy is the head of the Office of Economic Policy in the United States Department of the Treasury. The position is held by Ben Harris. President Joe Biden announced he would nominate Ben Harris to the role on March 11, 2021. Harris was confirmed by the Senate on November 3, 2021 and sworn in on November 15, 2021
According to U.S. statute, there are ten assistant secretaries of the treasury appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The assistant secretary of the treasury for economic policy reports directly to the United States secretary of the treasury and the United States deputy secretary of the treasury.

List of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury for Economic Policy

NameAssumed officeLeft officePresidentTreasury Secretary
Murray WeidenbaumJune 23, 1969August 13, 1971Richard NixonDavid M. Kennedy, John Connally
Edgar FiedlerDecember 12, 1971July 16, 1975Richard Nixon, Gerald FordJohn Connally, George P. Shultz, William E. Simon
Sidney L. JonesJuly 17, 1975January 20, 1977Gerald FordWilliam E. Simon
Daniel H. BrillMay 16, 1977September 30, 1979Jimmy CarterW. Michael Blumenthal, G. William Miller
Curtis A. HesslerApril 4, 1980January 20, 1981Jimmy CarterG. William Miller
Paul Craig RobertsMarch 13, 1981February 1, 1982Ronald ReaganDonald Regan
Manuel H. JohnsonDecember 10, 1982February 7, 1986Ronald ReaganDonald Regan, James Baker
Michael R. DarbyJuly 14, 1986May 22, 1989Ronald Reagan, George H. W. BushJames Baker, Nicholas F. Brady
Sidney L. JonesOctober 31, 1989January 11, 1993George H. W. BushNicholas F. Brady
Alicia MunnellMay 20, 1993December 22, 1995Bill ClintonLloyd Bentsen, Robert Rubin
Joshua GotbaumDecember 19951997Bill ClintonRobert Rubin
David W. WilcoxNovember 6, 1997January 19, 2001Bill ClintonRobert Rubin
Richard ClaridaFebruary 7, 2002May 16, 2003George W. BushPaul O'Neill, John W. Snow
Mark J. WarshawskyMarch 18, 2004July 28, 2006George W. BushJohn W. Snow
Phillip SwagelDecember 11, 2006January 9, 2009George W. BushHenry Paulson
Alan KruegerMay 7, 2009November 4, 2010Barack ObamaTimothy Geithner
Janice EberlyOctober 21, 2011April 26, 2013Barack ObamaTimothy Geithner, Jack Lew
Karen DynanJune 26, 2014January 20, 2017Barack ObamaJack Lew
Michael FaulkenderAugust 6, 2019January 20, 2021Donald TrumpSteve Mnuchin
Ben HarrisNovember 15, 2021March 30, 2023Joe BidenJanet Yellen
Samuel Brown March 30, 2023IncumbentJoe Biden
Donald Trump		Janet Yellen
Scott Bessent