Trump nominated Stephen Miran, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and a Harvard Ph.D, on Aug. 7 to serve as temporary Fed governor, filling the opening left by Adriana Kugler’s unexpected resignation. Kugler, a labor economist, announced that her surprise resignation would take effect Aug. 8.

President Donald Trump looks to appoint an ally to the Federal Reserve as he presses the central bank to cut interest rates aggressively. Trump said he was appointing Stephen Miran, the current chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers,

President Donald Trump has nominated a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy while continuing his search for a longer-term appointment.