BlackRock’s Deese to Lead Biden’s National Economic Council
- Deese had been Obama’s senior adviser on climate issues
- Biden building out economic team announced earlier this week
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President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has selected Brian Deese, a BlackRock Inc. executive and former Obama administration official, to lead his National Economic Council.
Deese is “among the most tested and accomplished public servants in the country -- a trusted voice I can count on to help us end the ongoing economic crisis, build a better economy that deals everybody in and take on the existential threat of climate change in a way that creates good-paying American jobs,” Biden said in a written statement.