Faiz Shakir

Research Director

Faiz Shakir is the Research Director for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at American Progress. Faiz holds a B.A. in government from Harvard University and a J.D. from the Georgetown Law Center. Faiz has previously worked as a Research Associate for the Democratic National Committee, a Legislative Aide to Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and a Communications Aide in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. His writings have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, Florida Today, and Salon. Faiz has appeared on BBC Television and ABC News Now, among other places, and has been a guest on many radio stations, including NPR and BBC Radio.