Dr. Doug Holtz-Eakin, the former director of the Congressional Budget Office, is a distinguished policy advisor, academic, and strategist. He is skilled at forecasting policy problems and identifying strategies for mitigating their risk. During his presentations, Holtz-Eakin breaks down complicated issues into easily understandable dimensions. His presentations are candid, contemporaneous, and filled with energy, humor, and useful information about what the future holds for the economy, tax policy, the budgetary outlook, energy issues, healthcare, and financial regulation and reform.

Holtz-Eakin previously served as the chief economist of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and served as the chief economic policy adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. Currently the president of the American Action Forum and a commissioner on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, he regularly appears on news media explaining the financial ramifications of Congress’s fiscal policies and decisions. He also researches applied economic policy and econometric methods.

If you are interested in having Doug Holtz-Eakin join you at your next meeting or event, please call 1-800-SPEAKER or submit our online request form.