Harin Contractor

Senior Policy Advisor at The National Economic Council | United States

Harin J. Contractor is a senior policy advisor on the White House National Economic Council. He is also the co-Chair of the Washington Leadership Program, a leadership development non-profit for South Asian American college students.

Harin was previously the Director of Workforce Policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and former Economic Policy Advisor to the U.S Secretary of Labor in the Obama Administration. Harin also served on the Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee of Diversity and Digital Empowerment focusing on digital skills and equity.

Harin graduated with a BA from the University of Georgia and a Master’s from the University of Chicago. He lives in Arlington with his wife and two young kids.