# Alex Brill

> Alex Brill is a Washington economist who turns tax code arcana into arguments lawmakers actually use. He is the founder and CEO of Matrix Global Advisors, a boutique economic consulting firm, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Before going independent he was policy director and chief economist of the House Ways and Means Committee and served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He edits and writes books on tax policy, testifies before Congress, and works the seam between tax, health care, and fiscal policy.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Matrix Global Advisors; Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
- **Organizations:** Matrix Global Advisors (MGA), American Enterprise Institute (AEI), House Committee on Ways and Means (former), White House Council of Economic Advisers (former), National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform / Simpson-Bowles (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Economics, Tufts University, MA, Mathematical Finance, Boston University
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Matrix Global Advisors, a boutique economic consulting firm in Washington, DC, specializing in health care, tax, and fiscal policy, Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute studying tax, budget, health care, retirement security, and trade policy, Directed tax, health, pension, and trade policy as chief economist of the House Ways and Means Committee

## Career timeline

- **pre-2002** — Served on the staff of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
- **2002-2007** — Policy director and chief economist of the House Committee on Ways and Means
- **2008** — Served on the Republican Platform Committee
- **2010** — Served as a tax policy advisor to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (Simpson-Bowles)
- **2011** — Coauthored 'The Real Tax Burden: More Than Dollars and Cents' with Alan D. Viard
- **2017** — Edited 'Carbon Tax Policy: A Conservative Dialogue on Pro-Growth Opportunities'
- **2021** — Testified before the Senate Committee on Finance on climate-related tax policy
- **present** — Founder and CEO of Matrix Global Advisors; senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Matrix Global Advisors, a boutique economic consulting firm in Washington, DC, specializing in health care, tax, and fiscal policy
- Senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute studying tax, budget, health care, retirement security, and trade policy
- Directed tax, health, pension, and trade policy as chief economist of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Editor of 'Carbon Tax Policy: A Conservative Dialogue on Pro-Growth Opportunities' (2017)
- Coauthor of 'The Real Tax Burden: More Than Dollars and Cents' (2011) with Alan D. Viard
- Has testified numerous times before Congress on tax policy, labor markets, unemployment insurance, Social Security reform, fiscal stimulus, the manufacturing sector, and biologic drug competition

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Updated professional CV published via Matrix Global Advisors

## Links

- Website: https://getmga.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbrill/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexbrill

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