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David Wessel serves as Director of The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he has worked since December 2013 following a 30-year career at The Wall Street Journal. He holds a Visiting Professor position at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, teaching in the journalism program, and has also instructed in Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business executive education program.
His research focuses on fiscal and monetary policy frameworks, Federal Reserve operations, U.S. budget politics, and economic journalism. Wessel maintains active engagement with current economic policy debates through frequent media appearances on NPR's Morning Edition and his Bluesky commentary @davidmwessel.bsky.social, where he analyzes developments in central banking and fiscal policy.
Wessel's career spans award-winning journalism and policy analysis, with expertise evidenced through his testimony before Congress and service on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Data Users Advisory Committee. His work bridges academic research, policy implementation, and public understanding of complex economic issues.
- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (1984) - Boston Globe series on racism in Boston
- Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting (2003) - Wall Street Journal coverage of corporate scandals
As an educator, Wessel has shaped economic journalism through his teaching roles at Princeton and Dartmouth, while leading the Hutchins Center's research initiatives on fiscal and monetary policy. His podcast 'Wessel's Economic Update' extends his educational mission to broader audiences. The Hutchins Center under his direction serves as a critical hub for nonpartisan policy analysis, hosting events like the annual Harvard Hutchins Center forum that convene leading policymakers, journalists, and scholars.
