← Chronicle · Succession · January 20, 2025

Kevin Hassett Becomes Director of the National Economic Council

Kevin Hassett became Director of the National Economic Council on January 20, 2025, taking office with the incoming administration on Inauguration Day. The NEC director is a senior staff appointment made by the President; it carries no Senate confirmation, so there is no confirmation vote to record for this entry.

The mission that started here is the coordination of the administration’s economic policy from inside the White House — the file this chronicle tracks through the roster record, where Hassett remains the incumbent NEC director. Reporting that had named Hassett a frontrunner for Federal Reserve Chair did not result in the chair; Kevin Warsh holds that office, and his confirmation is recorded separately in this chronicle.

Sources: Trump Team Report roster audit, research cluster C (Tier 3–4 source map, banked 2026-10-18): Hassett — NEC Director incumbent; Fed frontrunner reporting did not result in chair; Warsh is Chair.