Lael Brainard Bio
American business analyst
Lael Brainard is an American business analyst and an associate in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. She handles Administrative Governor and Chair of the Committees on Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank Affairs, Consumer and Community Affairs, and Payments, Clearing and Settlements. Previously from 2009 to 2013, she worked as the United States Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs and as Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury. From 2001 to 2009, she was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Vice President and Director of the Global Economy and Development Program from 2006. Before that from 1998 to 200, she worked as a National Economic Adviser and Deputy Assistant to the President. With that, she was also a faculty member of the MIT Sloan School of Management and worked at McKinsey & Company.
Lael Brainard Facts and Information
| Name | Lael Brainard |
| Age | 58 |
| Birthday | January 1 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Wesleyan UniversityHarvard University |
| Profession | Member of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kurt M. Campbell |
| Children | 3 |
| Net-worth | $7 million |
Lael Brainard Early Life and Education
Lael Brainard was born on January 1, 1962. She was raised by her parents in Hamburg, West Germany. Her father, Alfred Brainard was a U.S. foreign-service officer and diplomat. She grew up initially in West Germany but later moved to Poland before the Revolutions of 1989 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
She received her bachelor’s degree of arts from the College of Social Studies with university honours from Wesleyan University. Later he completed her Master’s program and doctoral degree in economics from Harvard University. In Harvard, she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.
Lael Brainard Career
Private Sector
In the earliest phase of the career, Leal Brainard worked in companies like McKinsey & Company. She worked as advising corporate clients on the strategic challenge. Later she moved to microenterprise in West Africa. After that from 1990 to 1996, she worked as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Later became a senior fellow at Brookings Institution from 2001 to 2009. From 2006 to 2009 she was a Director of the Global Economy and Development Program.
White House and Treasury
During the Clinton administration in 1997, Lael worked as deputy national economic adviser and deputy assistant to the president. As an economic adviser, she worked on the challenges like the Asian financial crisis and China’s accession to the World Trade Organization.
In 2009, Lael was nominated for Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs by Barack Obama. She was confirmed for the position in 2010. During her administration, she worked on the currency relation with China. During that time she was U.S. Representative to the G-20 Finance Deputies and G-7 Deputies and was a member of the Financial Stability Board. Her work was appreciated with the Alexander Hamilton Award.
Federal Reserve Board
Lael was nominated for Federal Reserve Board of Governors in January 2014 and confirmed in June 2014. She has worked in the office since then. Lael was again nominated for Secretary of the Treasury in the Biden Administration. She handles Administrative Governor and Chair of the Committees on Financial Stability, Federal Reserve Bank Affairs, Consumer and Community Affairs, and Payments, Clearing and Settlements. Lael Brainard Achievements Lael Brainard is a holder of Harvard GSAS Centennial Medal, White House Fellowship and a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship and was a Marshall Scholar elect. She was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award for her administration from 2009 to 2013. In 2019, she was honoured with the New York Association of Business Economics William F. Butler Award.
Lael Brainard Family
Lael Brainard is married to Kurt M. Campbell, an American diplomat. They tied the knot in 1998. Together they have three children.
Lael Brainard Age, Birthday, Net-Worth
Lael Brainard is 58 years old. She celebrated her birthday on January 1st. As per the latest report, her estimated net worth is $7 million.
