Council of Economic Advisers

What Council of Economic Advisers does

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a statutory U.S. federal agency within the Executive Office of the President, established by the Employment Act of 1946 to provide the President of the United States with objective, nonpartisan economic analysis and policy advice. Its functional mandate covers both domestic and international economic policy, including macroeconomic forecasting, employment, inflation, growth, and trade. The council is intentionally small — reported at 1-10 employees — and is composed of distinguished economists with direct access to comprehensive federal economic datasets. Its single direct "customer" is the President; secondary beneficiaries include Congress, federal agencies, and the broader public, who consume the CEA's published reports and testimony.

The CEA has no commercial products, services, or technology offerings. Its deliverables are economic forecasts, policy analyses, and recommendations distributed through official channels within the executive branch, congressional testimony, and published government documents. There is no pricing model, go-to-market motion, or revenue mechanic; the agency is funded entirely through congressional appropriations and operates as a public-sector advisory body rather than a market participant. Its differentiators — nonpartisan analysis, statutory authority, and proximity to the President — are institutional rather than commercial.

Operationally, the CEA coordinates with peer agencies within the Executive Office of the President: the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on fiscal and budgetary matters, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on technology-related economics (including AI and innovation), and externally with the Federal Reserve Board on monetary policy coordination. Leadership is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation required for the Chair. Under President Trump's second administration, Stephen Miran served as Chair from January 2025 until his February 2026 resignation, an interval during which he concurrently held a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in an unprecedented dual-role arrangement.

Name

Council of Economic Advisers

Legal name

Council of Economic Advisers

Website

https://whitehouse.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a statutory U.S. federal agency within the Executive Office of the President that provides the President with objective economic analysis and policy advice on domestic and international economic issues. Founded in 1946, it is a small, non-commercial advisory body funded by congressional appropriations.

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Product category

Government Economic Advisory Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (921140), Administration of Economic Programs (9261)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

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Trade, Industry & Economic Development Administration (BPAIAAAL)

Keywords

• Economic policy advice
• Macroeconomic analysis
• Fiscal policy advisory
• Presidential economic counsel
• Economic forecasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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Core offering

The Council of Economic Advisers provides the President of the United States with objective economic analysis, policy recommendations, and forecasts on domestic and international economic policy. Its work covers macroeconomic conditions including growth, employment, and inflation, and supports executive decision-making on national and global economic policy. The CEA is composed of distinguished economists and operates as a component agency of the Executive Office of the President.

Product overview

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a U.S. government advisory body within the Executive Office of the President. It is not a product or technology company. The CEA provides economic analysis and policy recommendations to the President of the United States. There are no commercial products, services, or technology offerings associated with this entity in the source materials.

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• White House (Executive Office of the President)coreOthers · 4 February 2026The CEA serves as an integral component of the Executive Office of the President, providing direct economic advisory services to the President and executive branch leadership.
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)coreOthersWithin the Executive Office of the President, the CEA collaborates with OMB on budgetary and fiscal policy matters, providing coordinated economic advice to the President.
• Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)supportingOthersThe CEA works with OSTP on technology-related economic policy, including AI and innovation economics matters.
• Federal Reserve BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CEA coordinates with the Federal Reserve on monetary policy and economic conditions, providing the monetary policy perspective complementary to the council's fiscal policy advisory role.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• National Economic Council (NEC): The NEC is a fellow EOP body coordinating economic policy development for the President. It is the most directly comparable peer in mandate, scope, and customer, though it focuses on policy coordination while the CEA focuses on objective economic analysis.
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB): OMB is a sibling EOP component that the CEA partners with on fiscal policy. It is comparable as a federal economic-policy advisory body operating at the apex of executive decision-making with overlapping customer (the President).
• U.S. Department of the Treasury - Office of Economic Policy: Treasury's Office of Economic Policy is a federal unit that advises the Secretary on macroeconomic, tax, and international economic policy. Comparable to the CEA in function and customer type (top government principal), though embedded in a larger department.

Direct peers

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO): The CBO is a nonpartisan federal body that provides economic and budgetary analysis to Congress — the legislative-branch analog of the CEA. It is directly comparable as a small, statutory, nonpartisan economic advisory unit serving a top government principal.
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors: The Fed Board is a strategic partner of the CEA and the dominant U.S. economic policy institution. It is directly comparable as a small, expert economic advisory body whose analyses inform top government decision-making on macroeconomic conditions.
• Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): OSTP is a fellow EOP component and documented CEA partner on technology and innovation economics. It is directly comparable as a small, statutory EOP advisory body delivering objective analysis on emerging policy domains to the President.

Regional players

• Council of Economic Advisers (UK) - HM Treasury advisers: The UK's HM Treasury economic advisory function is comparable as an executive-branch economic advisory body operating at the national-government level in a different jurisdiction, with similar small-team, expert-economist structure.

Emerging players

• Peterson Institute for International Economics: A leading non-governmental think tank producing expert economic policy analysis with strong international economics focus. Comparable to the CEA in subject-matter expertise (international and macroeconomic policy) and reliance on distinguished economists, but operating outside government.
• Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program: Brookings' Economic Studies program produces nonpartisan economic policy analysis regularly cited by U.S. executive and legislative branches. Comparable to the CEA as a producer of authoritative economic analysis informing top policymakers, though operating externally.

Others

• Government Accountability Office (GAO): The GAO is a small, statutory, nonpartisan federal body providing objective analysis to Congress on economic and policy matters. Comparable to the CEA as a federal statutory advisory unit producing rigorous analysis for top government principals, but serving the legislative branch.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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