New board members will help guide the organization’s efforts to study the connection between inequality and growth CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Sameera Fazili, former deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the National […]

Statement led by former chairs and vice chairs of the Federal Reserve and Council of Economic Advisers; a former director of the National Economic Council; a former secretary, former assistant secretary, and former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor; and five Nobel laureates, among others FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, 203-556-6629kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Elena Waskey, ewaskey@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON—The Washington Center for Equitable Growth Board of Directors today announced that Shayna Strom has been named its new president and CEO. Strom had been serving as the organization’s interim president and CEO since September 2022. “I believe deeply in Equitable Growth’s mission to advance evidence-backed ideas and policies […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Elena Waskey, ewaskey@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON—The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced that Shayna Strom has been named its interim president and CEO. Strom comes to the organization with decades of experience bridging nonprofits, government, philanthropy, and academia, along with a deep commitment to fostering economic growth by addressing inequality. “I am honored […]

2022 grants strengthen research base on racial stratification, with focus on economic well-being for workers and families CONTACT:Katie Wilcoxson, kwilcoxson@equitablegrowth.org WASHINGTON – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced today it will award research grants totaling more than $1 million to investigate how inequality affects economic growth and stability. “Each and every one of our grantees […]