Michael Pyle (economist)

Michael Pyle (born 1977) is an American government official who served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics in the Biden administration.[2]

Michael Pyle
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics
In office
2022–2024
PresidentJoe Biden
LeaderJake Sullivan
Preceded byDaleep Singh
Succeeded byDaleep Singh
Personal details
Born1977 (age 46–47)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Yale University (JD)[1]


Early life and education

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Michael Pyle was born in December 1977 to Stephen and Elizabeth (née Campbell) Pyle. He grew up in the small farm town of Harristown, Illinois, just outside of Decatur. He attended Niantic-Harristown High School and graduated in 1996. He attended undergrad at Dartmouth College, graduating second in his class (2000). He then attended Yale Law School, after which he clerked for Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.[3][4]

Career

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Pyle joined the Obama Administration to work as Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag’s special assistant. He then worked for the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for international affairs, Lael Brainard, before returning to the White House to work for the National Economic Council.[5][6]

After leaving the Obama administration, Pyle joined BlackRock as an investment strategist, representing investment outlook with clients and across the media. In 2019, he joined Kamala Harris's presidential campaign as an economic advisor.[7]

After the 2020 election, Pyle joined Vice President Kamala Harris's team as her chief economic advisor.[8] In 2022, Pyle replaced Daleep Singh as deputy national security advisor for internal economics, where he focused on global trade and Biden’s international investment agenda.[9]

Pyle’s tenure as deputy national security adviser for international economics included putting together efforts to limit Russia’s revenues from global oil sales. It also included a focus on economic initiatives to compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative.[10][11][12]

Personal life

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Pyle resides in Brooklyn and is married to Chloe Schama, an editor at Vogue. They have four kids.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Pyle". Bloomberg. November 6, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Biden Economic Adviser Mike Pyle Will Soon Leave the White House". Bloomberg. January 17, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Economist Mike Pyle '00 returns to the White House". dartmouthalumnimagazine.com. July 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Meet the new Jared Bernstein". Politico. March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Meet the new Jared Bernstein". Politico. March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "Biden's international economics adviser to step down". Politico. January 17, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Meet the new Jared Bernstein". Politico. March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "BlackRock Exec Picked as Kamala Harris's Top Economic Adviser". Politico. January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Quiet Diplomat Who Shaped Biden's Global Economic Policy". New York Times. February 20, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "On-the-Record Press Call by NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Mike Pyle to Preview President Biden's Day Ahead at APEC". The White House. November 16, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Quiet Diplomat Who Shaped Biden's Global Economic Policy". New York Times. February 20, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "The Future of International Economic Policy with Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Pyle". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. June 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "Economist Mike Pyle '00 returns to the White House". dartmouthalumnimagazine.com. July 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2024.