About Us

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a nonprofit, nonpartisan economic policy organization that connects economic evidence and policy to promote shared prosperity and growth. We do this by funding policy-relevant research, elevating scholars and their work within the policy world, and translating evidence for policymakers.

Equitable Growth’s vision is a dynamic U.S. economy in which prosperity is broadly shared, workers and families are thriving, and economic policy is driven by evidence. 

Founded in 2013, Equitable Growth has also seeded more than $12.7 million to more than 400 scholars in the United States through its competitive grants program.

Key to Equitable Growth’s success is the support of our Steering Committee and the work of our staff. Equitable Growth’s Steering Committee includes top scholars in economics and influential policymakers. With support and counsel from our Steering Committee, Equitable Growth staff elevate research that is both relevant to policymakers and on the cutting edge of the fields of economics and the social sciences.

Our values

Belonging, Equity, Inclusion: We strive to create community in ways that value and respect each other’s humanity and the diversity of lived experience while welcoming dialogue across viewpoints and positions to ensure that all can contribute authentically.

Collaboration: We work together internally and within the broader economic policy ecosystem to produce a common vision for the future. 

Credibility: We approach our work with integrity, transparency, and rigor and hold ourselves accountable to elevate evidence to shape policy outcomes. 

Innovation: We are nimble and take bold action, seeking continuous improvement and learning to think and act in new ways.

Pragmatism: We build bridges internally and externally to seize opportunities and create wins toward our goals in ways that are aligned with our values.