President Donald Trump announced the nomination of University of Minnesota professor Christopher Phelan to serve as his chief economic adviser.
Phelan, a faculty member, was senior economist at the Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and holds a PhD from the University of Chicago.
The vacancy arose after former CEA chair Stephen Miran resigned in February to join the Federal Reserve Board, fulfilling a Senate pledge.
The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate before Phelan can officially assume the chief economic adviser role.