Staff
Our staff serve as key intermediaries between the academic and policy worlds, engaging in outreach to ensure that research findings reaches policymakers. Our staff facilitate the exchange of ideas, helping lawmakers to adopt evidence-based policies and refining the questions that academics ask, and also conduct their own research.
Sam Abbott
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Family Economic Security Policy Analyst
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Aixa Alemán-Díaz
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow and Engagement Project Manager
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Kate Bahn
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Labor Market Policy and Economist
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Katie Banks
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Finance and Administration
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Austin Clemens
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Computational Social Scientist
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Tyjen Conley
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Digital Communications Director
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Christian Edlagan
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Senior Manager of Academic Engagement
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Daniel Estes
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives
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Michael Garvey
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Macroeconomic Policy Analyst
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Alix Gould-Werth
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Family Economic Security Policy
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Erica Handloff
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Senior Communications Manager
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Shaun Harrison
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Research Assistant to the President & CEO
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Corey Husak
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Senior Government Relations Manager
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Michael Kades
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director, Markets and Competition Policy
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Greg Leiserson
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Tax Policy and Chief Economist
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David Mitchell
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Government and External Relations
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Abaigeal O’Shea
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Special Assistant to the President and CEO
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Ed Paisley
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Editorial Director & Senior Advisor
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Somin Park
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Senior Research Assistant to the Executive Director
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Claudia Sahm
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Director of Macroeconomic Policy
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Daria Stepanova
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Salesforce Database Administrator
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