US President (Elect) Joe Biden named Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti as the Deputy Director of the National Economic council, the White House advisory agency to the President on Domestic and global economic policymaking.
“Today’s appointers have broad viewpoints on how to build a stronger and more inclusive middle-class. With their robust experience and qualifications, they will provide the needed voices to guide my administration in overcoming our nation’s unprecedented economic challenges”, said Biden while making the announcement.
Bharat Ramamurti hails from Tamil Nadu. He has served as an economic advisor for Senator Elizabeth Warren for seven years. He is the Managing Director of the corporate power programme at Roosevelt Institute.
“I’m honored to be joining the Biden-Harris Administration as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. We have much to do to get through this crisis and create a stronger and fairer economy – and I’m excited to get to work alongside this great team”, tweeted Ramamurti on the news of his selection.
