Leon Keyserling

Leon Keyserling
Keyserling (third from left), 1949
2nd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
In office November 2, 1949 – January 20, 1953 Acting: November 2, 1949 – May 10, 1950
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Edwin Griswold Nourse
Succeeded by	Arthur F. Burns
Personal details
Born	(1908-01-11)January 11, 1908 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1987(1987-08-09) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mary Dublin
Education	Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Leon Hirsch Keyserling (January 11, 1908 – August 9, 1987)^[1] was an American economist and lawyer who served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1950 to 1953. During his tenure, he advised President Harry S. Truman on the economic issues and helped draft major pieces of Fair Deal legislation.