About Doug:
Dr. Holtz-Eakin has a long and distinguished career of public service as an economic advisor to policy makers. As the former head of the CBO, he was Congress’s chief numbers cruncher, giving lawmakers objective and independent analyses of the fiscal effects of proposed laws. Dr. Holtz-Eakin also served for 18 months as Chief Economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush and for two years as Senior Staff Economist for President George H. W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors. Dr. Holtz-Eakin has held academic …