David Zervos, longtime chief market strategist at Jefferies, has been hired for a position at the Treasury Department.
The veteran Wall Street economist will join the department as a counselor in the Office of the Secretary, according to a Sept. 28 news release.
The personnel decision does not require Senate confirmation.
The Epoch Times reached out to Jefferies for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.
Zervos brings more than three decades of experience in global markets, central banking, and macroeconomic research to the Treasury Department. This also marks the third time he has chosen public service, beginning his career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board and returning later as a visiting advisor during the global financial crisis in 2009….