Brent Neiman
Deputy Undersecretary for International Finance & Development, US Treasury

Brent Neiman is the Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth, but is taking a leave of absence in order to serve at the US Treasury as the Deputy Undersecretary for International Finance and Development. He researches international macroeconomics, finance, and trade and is a co-founder and principal investigator of the Global Capital Allocation Project. Previously, Neiman served as staff economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisers, worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and McKinsey & Company, and was a member of the auxiliary board for Teach for America in Chicago. He earned his BS in economics from the Wharton School and his bachelor of applied science from the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, his MSc in mathematical modeling from Oxford University, and his PhD in economics from Harvard University.