Lars Peter Feld (born August 9, 1966 in Saarbrücken) is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Walter Eucken Institut, Professor for Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg and as chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts. He will leave the council at the end of February 2021, not having been reappointed to a third term by Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz.