Bio

• Age: 50
• Education:  Harvard University, MA, PhD; Wesleyan University, BA
• From: Washington, DC
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Female

Brainard was an economic staffer in the Clinton White House and more recently was founding director of the Brookings program on global economy and development.

Obama Campaign/Transition

• Obama Transition Team, group member, economics policy working group

Last Job

• Brookings Institution, vice president and founding director of Global Economy and Development Program

Other Jobs

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, adjunct professor
• McKinsey & Co., management consultant
• Council of Economic Advisers, deputy national economic adviser

Board Membership

• Council on Foreign Relations

Connections

• Attended or taught at Harvard
• Former Clinton appointee(s)