Stephen Ira Miran is an American economist and current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers since March 2025. He is a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital Management, a co-founder of the asset management firm Amberwave Partners, and an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. In December 2024, president-elect Donald Trump named Miran as his nominee for chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. He was confirmed for the office on March 12, 2025 in a 53-46 vote by the U.S. Senate.
Early life and education
Miran graduated from Boston University in 2005, where he studied economics, philosophy, and mathematics. He received a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2010, where he was a student of Martin Feldstein.
Career
Treasury senior advisor
Miran served as an advisor of economic policy for the Department of the Treasury from 2020 to 2021, during Steven Mnuchin's tenure as secretary of the Treasury.
Private firms
Miran is a senior strategist at Hudson Bay Capital...