American economist Peter Orszag is Vice Chairman of Global Banking at the multinational Citigroup. Orszag’s other current endeavors include writing a column for Bloomberg View twice per month, in which he discusses political polarization, unemployment and America’s deficits, gaps in life expectancy among Americans, and other topics. He is also an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan and nonprofit think tank conducting work in the realms of foreign relations and policy.

Before he took his position with Citigroup, Orszag was the 37th Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama in November of 2008, and stayed until August of 2010.

Prior to this, Orszag was the Director of the Congressional Budget Office from early 2007 through November of 2008.

Orszag was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution from 2001-2007, before taking his subsequent White House positions. Brookings is a nonprofit, nonpartisan Washington D.C.-based think tank, conducting research in the areas of social science, including economics.

While at Brookings, Orszag directed and co-founded the Hamilton Project and the Retirement Security Project, and also coauthored several books.

Prior to Orszag’s experience at Brookings, he was on the West Coast lecturing in macroeconomics at UC Berkley.

Peter Orszag first worked in the White House during the Clinton Administration before he turned 30. In 1995 and 1996, he was Senior Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers. In 1997 and 1998, he was Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.

As a writer, Orszag has also contributed to the Op-Ed column of The New York Times.

Education

In 1987, Peter Orszag graduated with high honors from Philips Exeter Academy. After this, he received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton, where he graduated summa cum laude.

For graduate school, Orszag traveled to the London School of Economics. He earned a master’s degree in 1992 and a doctorate in 1997.

Other accomplishments include being a Marshall Scholar in 1991 and 1992, and a member of the honor society Phi Beta Kappa.

Personal Life

Orszag still spends a large part of his time conducting research in economics. He enjoys a healthy lifestyle and is a runner, participating in marathons. He married Bianna Golodryga of ABC News in 2010.