Brian Deese helped Biden's economic policies in his first two years

The White House announced on Thursday that Brian Deese, who served as the National Economic Council director, helped execute President Joe Biden's economic policies in his first two years in office.

The president praised Deese for his efforts to rebuild the economy after the Covid-19 Pandemic.

For the past two years, I have relied on Brian Deese to help me do just that. Brian has a unique ability to translate policy challenges into concrete actions that improve the lives of American people, the president said. He has helped steer my economic vision into reality and managed the transition of our historic economic recovery to steady and stable growth. Biden noted that Deese played a key role in the passage of sweeping economic legislation that he signed into law, including pandemic relief, infrastructure, computer chip manufacturing and tax, climate and health care bills.

The replacement of Deese has not been announced. His departure comes after the president and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy clashed over the debt ceiling.

Senate confirmation did not have to be required for Deese's appointment. In a Dec. 2020 statement announcing Deese's appointment, Biden said he is a trusted voice that I can count on to help us end the economic crisis, build a better economy, and take on the existential threat of climate change in a way that creates good-paying American jobs. Prior to running the NEC in the Biden White House, Deese was head of sustainable investing at BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager.

Deese previously served as a deputy director of the NEC, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, and senior advisor to President Barack Obama. He joined the Obama White House after he worked on Obama's 2008 campaign.

Deese was a senior adviser to Obama on issues related to climate change and energy. He played a major role in the 2015 Paris Agreement, a landmark climate change deal that included 190 countries pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius.

Donald Trump resigned from the Paris agreement in 2017 during his time in office. Biden reversed Trump's decision by signing an executive order for the US to rejoin the climate accord within hours of having been sworn in at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.