Biden Nominates Shalanda Young to Head White House Budget Office

Office of Management and Budget acting Director Shalanda Young answers questions during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Washington on June 8, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Wednesday tapped Shalanda Young to head the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Young “has continued to impress me” since being confirmed as the agency’s deputy director and being promoted to acting director, Biden said in a video statement announcing the pick.