Tara Sinclair

Tara Sinclair

Macroeconomist
U.S. Treasury

Tara M. Sinclair is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomics in the Office of Economic Policy at the Department of Treasury.

Sinclair is on detail from her position as a professor of economics and international affairs at the George Washington University and director of their H.O. Stekler Research Program on Forecasting.

Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Sinclair was a senior fellow and former chief economist at job search site Indeed. Sinclair uses her research to connect economic principles with real-world concerns, developing data sources and tools that policymakers can use in their decision-making. She is a sought-after public speaker who regularly consults with public officials, business leaders, and the press on issues related to business cycles, labor market dynamics, forecasting, big data, and macroeconomic policy.

Dr. Sinclair earned her PhD in economics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 2005.