American economist who became the Congressional Office Budget Director on January 18, 2007 under the George W. Bush administration and continued his four year term under Barack Obama’s tenure.. Orszag is credited with being a brilliant analyst and strong influence on government economic plans, particularly under President Obama.
The son of a professor, he attended a prestigious private high school. After graduating with honors, he attended Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He earned both his master’s and his Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics. Most of his positions were with the government, on the National Economics Council, for example, or working as an advisor to government officials and with think-tank organizations like the Brookings Institute. He has authored several books, including “Saving Social Security: A Balanced Approach” (2004).
He married Cameron Hamill on August 31, 1997. The couple had two children together and subsequently divorced. In January 2010 it was revealed that he had fathered a child with Claire Milonas, the daughter of a Greek shipping magnate. The baby girl named Tatiana Zoe was born in November 2009. He and Milonis had split when she was three months pregnant with the baby and Orszag has since moved on to a relationship with Bianna Golodryga, a TV news correspondent. He and Golodryga became engaged in December 2009.