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Fed Chair Warsh makes first hires at central bank, including 'Project 2025' author

Cnbc · · 398 words · By Matt Peterson
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has hired two conservative economic policy researchers to work with him at the central bank, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive personnel matters.

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What happened

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has hired two conservative economic policy researchers to work with him at the central bank, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive personnel matters.

Why it matters

The two researchers are Paul Winfree, the author of the chapter on the Federal Reserve in the conservative policy blueprint "Project 2025," and Daniel Heil, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution think tank, where Warsh held a position before joining the…

Common ground

The two are "working as temporary contractors to support Warsh in his policy analysis and planning on special projects in the areas in which they have worked with him over time," the person said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The two are "working as temporary contractors to support Warsh in his policy analysis and planning on special projects"”
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CNBC and Reuters both report that Winfree and Heil are working as 'temporary contractors' to support Warsh's policy analysis and planning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The two men, Paul Winfree and Daniel Heil, are interim advisers who will work with Warsh on policy. ... The two are "working as temporary ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/fed-chair-warsh-makes-first-…
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Claim 2: “more recently founded the Economic Policy Innovation Center, a pro-Trump think tank”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the founding of the Economic Policy Innovation Center by Paul Winfree.
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Claim 3: “former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House”
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While web results confirm Kevin Warsh's swearing-in and the roles of Condoleezza Rice, the provided evidence does not explicitly list Rice, Druckenmiller, and Wirth as attendees of that specific ceremony.
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web search NEUTRAL — Condoleezza Rice was nominated for Secretary of State by George W. Bush on November 14, 2004, and assumed office on January 26, 2005. She served for four years, leaving the position on January 20, 200…
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/rice-cond…
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web search NEUTRAL — During Kevin Warsh's swearing-in as chair of the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump told the new chair to be "independent" and "don't look at me, don't look at anybody, just do your own thing and…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/06/15/next…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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Claim 4: “The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the hires”
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Claim 5: “telling an interviewer in 2025 that doing so would require "breaking some heads" at the central bank”
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Multiple sources, including a Fox News appearance and other reports, quote Warsh stating that regime change at the Fed would involve 'breaking some heads'.
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web search NEUTRAL — His call for “regime change” and assertion that the Fed has “lost its way” suggest a willingness to pursue internal reforms alongside policy adjustments. “That’s not just about the chairman; it’s abou…
https://www.financial-world.org/news/news/financial/30559/ke…
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web search NEUTRAL — “I think what we need is regime change at the Fed, and that’s not just about the chairman, it’s about a range of people,” Warsh said on Fox News. “It’s about breaking some heads, because the way they’…
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/07/15/fed-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin Warsh has devoted years to critiquing the Federal Reserve for its excessive actions. More recently, he has indicated that it may require taking the contrary approach.In an interview, Warsh state…
https://liveindex.org/monetary-policy/kevin-warsh-faces-key-…
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Claim 6: “Winfree worked on the Domestic Policy Council in the first Trump administration”
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Wikipedia, CNBC, and other reports confirm Paul Winfree served as Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council during the first Trump administration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 20, 2017 ... Paul Winfree, former director of Heritage's Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, is serving as the White House's director of ...
https://www.heritage.org/impact/former-heritage-scholar-now-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul Winfree (born June 8) was Deputy Assistant to the President for domestic policy, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and Director of Budget ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Winfree
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The two men, Paul Winfree and Daniel Heil, are interim ... Winfree worked on the Domestic Policy Council in the first Trump administration ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/fed-chair-warsh-makes-first-…
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Claim 7: “Warsh held a position [at Stanford's Hoover Institution think tank] before joining the Fed”
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Federal Reserve History and Wikipedia confirm that after leaving the Board in 2011, Warsh was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve—the central bank of the United States—and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace (formerly the Hoover Institute and Library on War, Revolution, and Peace), commonly known as the Hoover Institution, is an American public policy t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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Claim 8: “His chapter in "Project 2025" canvassed a range of conservative ideas to reform the Fed... Among the ideas Winfree considered were to end the Fed's so-called dual mandate”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific contents of Winfree's Project 2025 chapter or the proposal to end the dual mandate.
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Claim 9: “The two researchers are Paul Winfree, the author of the chapter on the Federal Reserve in the conservative policy blueprint "Project 2025," and Daniel Heil, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution think tank”
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CNBC and Reuters both explicitly identify the two hires as Paul Winfree (Project 2025 author) and Daniel Heil (Hoover Institution fellow).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Directed by the Heritage Foundation, the 2025 Presidential Transition Project (or Project 2025) rests on "four pillars": a policy guide, a "conservative LinkedIn", a "Presidential Administration Acade…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_contributors_to_Projec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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Claim 10: “Warsh... serving at the Fed as governor during the 2007-2008 financial crisis under Chair Ben Bernanke”
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Wikipedia and Hoover Institution records confirm Warsh served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011, covering the 2007-2008 crisis under Ben Bernanke.
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Claim 11: “Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has hired two conservative economic policy researchers to work with him at the central bank”
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Multiple independent news sources (CNBC, Reuters) and a cross-reference confirm that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh hired two conservative researchers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve—the central bank of the United States—and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board, is the main governing body of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. It oversees the Federa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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