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Jean Ross is an economist and tax policy analyst and the principal of Jean Ross Policy | Strategy.  She holds a M.C.P from the University of California, Berkeley in regional economics and economic development.

Sandra E. Black is a professor of economics and international and public affairs at Columbia University. She also is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the director of the NBER Study Group on Economic Mobility. Her research focuses on the role of early life experiences on the long-run outcomes of children, as well as issues of gender and discrimination. Black served as a member of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers from August 2015 to January 2017. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. 

Tim Wu is the Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science, at Columbia University. He served the Biden Administration as the special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy on the National Economic Council. Wu was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc.), and Harvard Law School.

Carl Shapiro is a professor of the graduate school at the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He also is the Transamerica professor of business strategy emeritus at the Haas School of Business. He previously was a U.S. Senate-confirmed member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and immediately prior to that served as the deputy assistant attorney general for economics at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Bill Baer is a visiting fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. He previously served as the assistant attorney general of the Antitrust Division and as the acting associate attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice and in a variety of roles at the Federal Trade Commission, including director of the Bureau of Competition. He received his B.A. from Lawrence University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Aixa Alemán-Díaz is a program manager of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the American Geophysical Union. Previously, she was a Mellon/ACLS public fellow and an engagement project manager at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Her research examines senses of place, issues of access, and the multiple uses of coasts, including public and protected areas, among residents of Puerto Rico, a society marked by inequality. Alemán-Díaz pursued her B.A., a double major in psychology and anthropology, at the University of Michigan, and upon graduation, she completed a year at the National Institutes of Health conducting social and behavioral research. She holds a Ph.D. from American University and a M.A. from Rutgers University in sociocultural anthropology.

Shaun Harrison is a former writer and researcher at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Prior to joining Equitable Growth, Shaun was a freelance writer and academic editor, focusing on book manuscripts and public scholarship. He was previously a research associate for Dr. Michelle Holder, leading her speechwriting, managing her content portfolio, and advising her on external communications. He holds a B.A. in sociology from The George Washington University, and an M.A. in American studies from Columbia University.