Newt Gingrich
The Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, he was one of the architects of the fiscal discipline that was achieved during the '90s. |
Allan Hubbard
Director of the National Economic Council from 2005 to 2007, he served as President Bush's point man on Social Security reform. |
Paul O'Neill
Treasury Secretary from January 2001 to December 2002, he was forced to resign over his differences with the Bush administration's tax cuts and Iraq policy. |
Peter Orszag
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, he previously served as director of the Congressional Budget Office from 2007 to 2008. |
Gene Sperling
Director of President Clinton's National Economic Council, he helped craft the Deficit Reduction Act of 1993. |
David Walker
Former comptroller general of the United States, he's president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a nonprofit that advocates action on the national debt. |