In January 2009, Douglas Elmendorf was appointed director of the Congressional Budget Office. He was a Brookings senior fellow from 2007 to 2009, and was a director of the Hamilton Project at Brookings.
Martin Baily, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration (1999–2001) and one of three members of the council from 1994 to 1996, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform, and U.S. economic policy.
An economist and lawyer who has served in a variety of federal agencies and White House posts, Bob Litan is an expert on antitrust; banking; Internet policy; and other financial and regulatory issues.