Jay Shambaugh

Shambaugh has worked as an instructor at Dartmouth College and Georgetown University. He was also a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund. He was a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2015 to 2017, Shambaugh was a staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers.^[4] He has since worked as a professor of economics and international affairs at the George Washington University and director of the Institute for International Economic Policy.^[5] Shambaugh has appeared as a guest on NPR, where he has provided commentary on economic policy related to gig work.^[6][7]

In February 2022, Shambaugh was nominated to serve as under secretary of the treasury for international affairs.^[8] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 2022, by a vote of 70–27,^[1] and he was sworn in by Secretary Janet Yellen on January 13, 2023.^[9]

On April 18, 2023, Shambaugh delivered a speech on the state of the global economy at the Brookings Institution.^[10]

On July 26, 2023, Shambaugh testified to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on international economic coercion and economic competitiveness.^[11] His testimony focused on U.S. engagement with China and how Treasury uses its economic tools to promote U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.^[12]

• Appearances on C-SPAN