May 28, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Former director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn discusses what steps need to be taken to safely reopen the U.S. economy and position the global economy for a sustainable recovery. Listen here
May 27, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Putting out a fire is one job. Repairing the damage it caused is another longer and much more challenging one. When it comes to rebuilding an economy battered by COVID-19, the policies that helped us respond to the initial crisis aren’t necessarily the same ones...
May 26, 2020 | Opinion Editorials
In the first response phase to COVID-19, the objective was clear: provide relief to those hit hardest by social distancing and minimize the impact on the overall economy. But the policies that support a rapid response can be quite different from those that support a...
May 17, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Listen to our conversation with Gary Cohn, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs, Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018, and now advisor and venture capital investor for...
May 12, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Former U.S. National Economic Council director Gary Cohn and Nobel prize winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz discuss the best approaches to global economic recovery with BBC’s Ed Butler. Click here to listen to the interview.
Apr 30, 2020 | Opinion Editorials
The coronavirus pandemic, and our efforts to cut disease transmission, is forcing us to ask whether we have outgrown the need to carry and move money in physical form. We already have the technology to pay and transact in a purely digital fashion and use highly secure...
Apr 21, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Gary Cohn, former Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Trump, joins the Michael Smerconish Program to discuss America’s economic recovery efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to listen.
Apr 13, 2020 | Opinion Editorials
As we push money through the banking system to support those in need, we must manage conduct risk carefully. We can’t allow a public health and economic crisis to become a moral crisis as well. A host of bank misconduct scandals on the other side of this would...
Apr 6, 2020 | Opinion Editorials
Congress as part of its Cares Act has tapped the Federal Reserve as a partner in the fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Fed will be operating at an unprecedented scale, reportedly lending as much as $5 trillion, which is more than its entire balance...
Apr 6, 2020 | Press Releases
Starling, an applied behavioral sciences technology company, has announced the appointment of Gary D. Cohn to its Risk & Governance Advisory Board. Click here to read more.
Apr 2, 2020 | Podcasts & Radio
Gary Cohn joins five other White House economic advisors and one U.S. Senator to evaluate the biggest aid package in modern history. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Mar 31, 2020 | Opinion Editorials
The Trump administration and Congress have finalized a deal that will lead to much-needed relief for American workers, small businesses and the industries that need it most as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the global economy. Read the full article here....
Jan 3, 2020 | Press Releases
Machine Zone, a global market leader in mobile gaming, today announced the addition of Gary Cohn to its board of directors. Cohn has nearly 30 years of experience in the financial sector, most recently serving as the 11th Director of the National Economic Council....
Dec 22, 2019 | Opinion Editorials
It’s been two years since President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law…At the White House, where we worked at the time, we produced analyses that suggested economic growth would surge. On the second anniversary of the TCJA, the numbers are in, and our...
Dec 8, 2019 | Podcasts & Radio
Gary Cohn served as the Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Trump. He joins David to talk about how an early dyslexia diagnosis shaped his drive to succeed; his tenure at Goldman Sachs, particularly as an executive during...