{"id":2558354,"date":"2026-01-30T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-kevin-warsh-trumps-pick-for-the-next-fed-chairman\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:36:38","slug":"who-is-kevin-warsh-trumps-pick-for-the-next-fed-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-kevin-warsh-trumps-pick-for-the-next-fed-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump&#8217;s pick for the next Fed chairman?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-is-kevin-warsh-trumps-pick-for-the-next-fed-chairman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kevin Warsh is a U.S.economist, Stanford lecturer, and Hoover Institution fellow who has been named by President Donald Trump as his choice to succeed jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve when Powell\u2019s term ends in May. A Stanford and Harvard Law graduate, Warsh rose through morgan Stanley\u2019s M&#038;A ranks before serving as special assistant to President George W. Bush for economic policy and executive secretary of the National Economic Council. He was appointed to the fed\u2019s Board of Governors in 2006 at age 35 and served through the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath, acting as a primary liaison to Wall Street and a G20 representative. Known as an inflation hawk during his Fed tenure, he later criticized the central bank\u2019s post-crisis policies and now advocates a \u201cregime change\u201d at the fed that aligns with Trump\u2019s priority of cutting interest rates. Financial market observers generally view him as credible and market-kind. Critics note his close ties to donor networks, including his marriage to Jane Lauder, but he has avoided major ethical scandals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump&rsquo;s pick for the next Federal Reserve chairman?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489323\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kevin-Warsh\/\">Kevin Warsh<\/a> is a prominent U.S. economist, Stanford University lecturer, and conservative fellow at the Hoover Institution who has emerged as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s pick to be the chairman of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\">Federal Reserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, Warsh would succeed Jerome Powell when Powell&rsquo;s term ends in May.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4433850\/trump-congress-poised-add-more-red-ink-federal-government-deficit\/\">The federal government booked a $1.8 trillion deficit last year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4438120\/jerome-powell-defends-fed-independence-first-questions-doj-inquiry\/\">Powell defends Fed independence in first questions about DOJ inquiry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4437417\/fed-opts-rate-cut-trump-inflation-lingers\/\">Fed opts against rate cut sought by Trump as inflation lingers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Warsh was under consideration when Trump was making his first Fed chairman pick during his first administration. Trump ultimately chose Powell in 2018, but with his term expiring in May, the door opened for Warsh again.<\/p>\n<p>Warsh has been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/business\/economics\/article\/kevin-warsh-trump-fed-chair-wife-who-is-hcvkfvttd\">cited in political and financial circles<\/a> as a possible nominee for high-ranking economic posts, including Treasury Secretary, due to his experience working on Wall Street, in government, and academia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Albany, New York, Warsh attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School. He launched his financial career in the mergers and acquisitions division of investment banking giant Morgan Stanley, rising to executive director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Warsh became special assistant to the president for economic policy and executive secretary of the National Economic Council under Former President George W. Bush, advising on domestic finance, banking regulation, and securities policies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, at age 35, Warsh was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, becoming one of the youngest members in the institution&rsquo;s history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although Warsh faced criticism for his age, he was confirmed by the Senate in a voice vote, meaning no individual senator voted against Warsh&rsquo;s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Warsh served on the Fed&rsquo;s board from 2006 to 2011, a tenure that included the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He acted as the Fed&rsquo;s primary liaison to Wall Street and represented the central bank before the Group of Twenty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warsh generally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/business\/economics\/article\/kevin-warsh-trump-fed-chair-wife-who-is-hcvkfvttd\">stayed with the pack<\/a> on voting decisions at the Fed, but was a staunch critic of spending decisions in response to the Great Recession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He was known for his outspoken stance on inflation and later faced criticism, pushing his colleagues to consider the risks of inflation and to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >scale back emergency support sooner<\/a>. In retrospect, inflation didn&rsquo;t outweigh the unemployment crisis because inflation remained low during that period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Warsh left the Fed in 2011 during the Obama administration and was increasingly critical of the central bank&rsquo;s post-crisis policy trajectory. In recent history, he has advocated what he calls &ldquo;regime change&rdquo; at the Fed, aligning with Trump&rsquo;s criticism that interest rates were kept too high.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Financial experts have said that Warsh&rsquo;s appointment makes sense for the times.<\/p>\n<p>David Bahnsen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-to-unveil-advisory-warning-for-americans-doing-business-with-deteriorating-hong-kong\/\" title=\"Biden Plans To Unveil \u2018Advisory\u2019 Warning For Americans Doing Business With \u2018Deteriorating\u2019 Hong Kong\">chief investment officer<\/a> of The Bahnsen Group, told CNBC&rsquo;s <em>The Squawk Box<\/em> that Warsh has the respect of financial markets and ideologies that align with Trump&rsquo;s vision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was no person who was going to get this job who wasn&rsquo;t going to be cutting rates in the short term. However, I believe longer term, he will be a credible candidate,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/30\/trump-nominates-kevin-warsh-for-federal-reserve-chair-to-succeed-jerome-powell.html\">Bahnsen said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made cutting interest rates a central priority aimed at lowering borrowing costs to further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lands-20-billion-investment-from-automotive-giant-abundance-of-new-american-jobs-incoming\/\" title=\"Trump Lands  Billion Investment from Automotive Giant - Abundance of New American Jobs Incoming\">stimulate domestic investment<\/a> and accelerate overall economic growth. The Federal Reserve cut rates for the first time since Trump returned to office in September. Until the most recent decision to keep <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4437417\/fed-opts-rate-cut-trump-inflation-lingers\/\">rates steady in January<\/a>, the central bank had continued to cut rates each month since then.<\/p>\n<p>Warsh offers something unique as he&rsquo;s an institutionalist whose market fluency and skepticism of government deficits align with Trump&rsquo;s economic priorities. His belief that the AI revolution offers greater economic benefits aligns with the Trump administration&rsquo;s growing use of AI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3902530\/trump-names-kevin-warsh-fed-chairman\/\">TRUMP NOMINATES KEVIN WARSH TO BE NEXT FED CHAIRMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Warsh has managed to steer clear of controversy and ethical scandals in his financial career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most critiques around him center on his close ties to donor networks, including his marriage to Jane Lauder, granddaughter of Estee Lauder&rsquo;s co-founders and daughter of billionaire Ronald Lauder, a prominent Republican donor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Warsh: Trump&#8217;s nominee to succeed Powell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2558355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP111128034936.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32319,34557,32663,72287],"class_list":["post-2558354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-donald-trump","tag-fed-chair","tag-federal-reserve","tag-kevin-warsh"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP111128034936.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558358,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558354\/revisions\/2558358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}