Lael Brainard is the new director of the president's National Economic Council 10:19am February 26, 2023 Business Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate