Bharat Ramamurti is an American attorney and political advisor who served as the deputy director of the National Economic Council for manufacturing, innovation and domestic competitiveness from 2021 to 2023.[1] He previously served as a member of the COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission, a congressional oversight body tasked with overseeing the Department of the Treasury's and the Federal Reserve Board's management of stimulus and loan programs mandated by the CARES Act.[2]
Bharat Ramamurti | |
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.jpg) Ramamurti in June 2023 | |
| Deputy Director of the National Economic Council | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – August 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Andrew Olmem |
| Succeeded by | Jon Donenberg |
| Member of the COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission | |
| In office April 17, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Chuck Schumer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) Yale University (JD) |
Education
editRamamurti graduated from Lexington High School in Lexington, MA in 1999. He then earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. His father Ravi Ramamurti did his doctorate at Harvard, and so did Bharat's twin siblings Gita and Arjun Ramamurti, according to Harvard Magazine.[3]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Ramamurti worked as an intern in the legal department of the Boston Red Sox. He also worked as a litigator at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.[4]
A longtime United States Senate staffer, Ramamurti worked as senior counsel for banking and economic policy in the Senate office of Elizabeth Warren from 2013 to 2019. He then served as economic policy director on the Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign.[5] In 2017, Ramamurti was mentioned as a possible appointee to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[6][7]
On April 17, 2020, it was announced that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had appointed Ramamurti to serve on the newly created COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission. The Commission will have five members, one each appointed by the House Speaker, House Minority Leader, Senate Majority Leader, and Senate Minority Leader.[8][9] After Ramamurti was nominated to serve on the Committee, he authored an op-ed in The New York Times about the panel's role in the oversight of the President's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.[10] He served in the role until December 2020.[11]
Ramamurti left the Biden administration in August 2023.[12]
Personal life
editRamamurti's parents came to the United States from the Southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Biden adds former Obama budget official, onetime Warren aide to economic team". Politico. December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sen. Schumer Announces Appointment Of Bharat Ramamurti To Serve On New Congressional Oversight Commission, One Of The Key Transparency And Accountability Mechanisms Dems Built Into Bipartisan CARES Act | Senate Democratic Leadership". www.democrats.senate.gov. April 6, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Raj, Yashwant (December 22, 2020). "Joe Biden selects Indian-American Bharat Ramamurti as key member of his economic team". Hindustan Times. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Nugent, Catherine. "Seventh Interview of James Robertson". Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Voght, Kara. "The Elizabeth Warren of this recession is...an Elizabeth Warren staffer". Mother Jones. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Report: Warren Aide In Running for SEC Vacancy". Roll Call. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Warren aide Ramamurti said to be in running for US SEC job -sources". Reuters. April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission (COC)". www.everycrsreport.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Gode, Jackson (April 15, 2020). "Congressional oversight of the CARES Act could prove troublesome". Brookings. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Ramamurti, Bharat (April 16, 2020). "Opinion | I'm Overseeing the Coronavirus Relief Bill. The Strings Aren't Attached". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Oversight Commission. "About". Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Tankersley, Jim (September 12, 2023). "Senior Biden Aide Who Quietly Helped Shape Economic Agenda Is Leaving". The New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2023.