Council of Economic Advisers
"The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, is charged with offering the President objective economic advice on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. The Council bases its recommendations and analysis on economic research and empirical evidence, using the best data available to support the President in setting our nation's economic policy.

The Council is comprised of a Chairman and one Member. Austan Goolsbee currently serves as chairman and Cecilia Rouse has been confirmed as the Council's member. The Council is supported by a staff of professional senior economists, staff economists and research assistants, as well as a statistical office..."