Jay Shambaugh

Shambaugh earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University, a Master of Arts from Tufts University, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Shambaugh has worked as an instructor at Dartmouth College and Georgetown University. He was also a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2015 to 2017, Shambaugh was a staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers.[2] He has since worked as a professor of economics and international affairs at the George Washington University and director of the Institute for International Economic Policy.[3] Shambaugh has appeared as a guest on NPR, where he has provided commentary on economic policy related to gig work.[4][5]

In February 2022, Shambaugh was nominated to serve as under secretary of the treasury for international affairs.[6] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2022 by a vote of 70–27,[7] and he was sworn in by Secretary Janet Yellen on January 13, 2023.[8]