*Allen was placed on leave from June 8, 2022 – June 12, 2022
Ted Gayer (born May 8, 1970) is an American economist who is currently President of the Niskanen Center.[1] He was formerly an executive vice president at the Brookings Institution, where he was also Director of the Economic Studies Program, and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow.[2] On June 12, 2022, Gayer was appointed acting president of the Brookings Institution following the resignation of John R. Allen that same day.[3]
He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomic Analysis at the Treasury Department from 2007 to 2008, and was a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers from 2003 to 2004.[4] He was a member of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board from 2004 to 2009, and was appointed a member of the EPA’s Superfund Benefits Analysis Advisory Committee in 2005.[4] He was appointed an expert evaluator of the natural resources management indicator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation in 2005.[4]