Kevin Hassett, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Trump, unpacks the current conflicting economic data and provides insight on whether a deep recession or prosperity is around the corner. He will discuss the market-based economic policies necessary to unleash prosperity and stop America’s slide toward socialism.

PRI Dinner Information

6:15pm Cocktail Reception
7:00pm Dinner, Remarks, and Q&A
9:15pm Conclusion

Ticket Information

• General Admission: $100

ABOUT KEVIN HASSETT

Dr. Kevin Hassett is among the world's leading economists, and served as the 29th Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 2017 through 2019. He also served as Senior Advisor to President Trump to support data-driven decisions in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. While working in the Trump White House, Hassett was a key force driving internal and external debate on virtually every economic topic, from taxes and trade, to substance abuse and deregulation. While at the White House, Hassett was the top public spokesperson for the White House on economic policy and the state of economy, appearing regularly on Fox News, Fox Business, CNBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, and more. He even was drawn upon at times to run the televised White House press briefings. He served as John McCain’s chief economic adviser in the 2000 presidential primaries and an economic adviser to the campaigns of George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election and McCain in the presidential election of 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. He is a visiting distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution and senior advisor to National Review’s Capital Matters. He is the author of several books, including The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism (Regnery Publishing, 2021).