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Domestic Policy

Mark David Agrast

Areas of expertise: the Constitution, separation of powers and rule of law; terrorism and civil liberties; judicial independence; international human rights; civil rights - sexual orientation and the law; history of American progressive thought

Jessica Arons

Areas of expertise: reproductive health and rights, contraception, sexuality education, privacy rights, HPV vaccines, HIV/AIDS, gay rights, constitutional law

David Balto

Areas of expertise: competition policy, intellectual property law, and health care

Melody Barnes

Areas of expertise: religion and politics, women's health and reproductive rights, the federal judiciary and confirmation process

Kit Batten

Areas of expertise: climate change, energy, transportation, agriculture, natural resource conservation and management, fisheries, endangered species, and invasive species

Michael Boylan

Areas of expertise: social/political theory and policy, ethical theory and applied ethics, and distributive justic

Cindy Brown

Areas of expertise: education of low-income and minority students, standards-based education framework, federal education programs, state education agency operations, state education policy, federal civil rights enforcement in education, pre-school education

Cassandra Q. Butts

Areas of expertise: domestic policy, civil rights, immigration

Robin Chait

Areas of expertise: high school reform, teacher quality, education of low-income and minority students

Karen Davenport

Areas of expertise: health insurance, health system reform, Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care

Henry Fernandez

Areas of expertise: state and municipal policy

Mark Greenberg

Areas of expertise: poverty, child care and early education, employment, training and workforce development, welfare reform

David Halperin

Areas of expertise: campus organizing and politics, young advocacy and politics, national security policy, legal policy, technology

John Halpin

Areas of expertise: progressive thought and history, campaigns and elections, public opinion

Van Jones

Areas of expertise: domestic social inequality, environmental destruction, green-collar jobs

Bracken Hendricks

Areas of expertise: clean and renewable energy; gas, oil, and automobiles; climate change; jobs and economic development; civic engagement and progressive infrastructure; urban planning; Katrina reconstruction; green building

Jeanne Lambrew

Areas of expertise: health care, Medicare, Medicaid

Scott Lilly

Areas of Expertise: governance and the role of Congress, federal budget, appropriations, military and intelligence spending, foreign policy, federal support of science, education funding, U.S. and global economy

Jonathan Moreno

Areas of expertise: bioethics, medical ethics, stem cell research, end-of-life ethics, science policy, neuroethics, bioterrorism

John Podesta

Areas of expertise: federal budget and tax policy, government information, privacy, Patriot Act, civil liberties, security and terrorism, national intelligence issues, regulatory reform, telecommunications security and regulatory policy, environmental issues, technology, federal powers, the judiciary

Daniel Restrepo

Areas of expertise: Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. foreign policy, immigration, Hispanic/Latino issues, U.S. electoral policy

Elena Rocha

Areas of expertise: education of low-income and minority students, standards-based education framework, early childhood education

Ilia Rodriguez

Areas of expertise: congressional relations, legislative affairs, Hispanic/Latino issues

Joseph Romm

Areas of expertise: climate change

Reece Rushing

Areas of expertise: health, safety, and environmental protection; information policy; government reform

Bill Schulz

Areas of expertise: religion and public policy

Shirley Sagawa

Areas of expertise: volunteerism and national service

Shira Saperstein

Areas of expertise: women's health and rights

Winnie Stachelberg

Areas of expertise: congressional relations, federal budget process, gay and lesbian issues, civil rights, HIV/AIDS, nonprofit management

Todd Stern

Areas of expertise: climate change, environment

Robert Sussman

Areas of expertise: climate change, energy policy, superfund, global warming, science policy, the environmental aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and future of coal and global warming

Peter Swire

Areas of expertise: privacy, cybersecurity, law of cyberspace

Ruy Teixeira

Areas of expertise: public opinion, elections, voting behavior, demographic trends, political geography, voter turnout, political parties

Rev. Susan Thistlethwaite

Areas of expertise:

Sarah Rosen Wartell

Areas of expertise: technology policy, consumer finance and consumer protection, and housing and community development

Daniel J. Weiss

Areas of expertise: Congress; clean and renewable energy; gas, oil, and automobiles; global warming; clean air; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Economic Policy

David M. Abromowitz

Areas of expertise: housing policy, financing and preservation; community and economic development; urban redevelopment; disconnected youth and prison re-entry; Community Reinvestment Act

Michael Barr

Areas of expertise: Financial Institutions, International Finance, Finance and Development, Jurisdiction and Choice of Law, and Transnational Law

Aaron Chatterji

Areas of expertise: innovation policy, entrepreneurship and small business issues, and corporate social responsibility

Robert Gordon

Areas of expertise: consumer finance, domestic policy, education, and law and judiciary

Timothy Hogan

Areas of expertise: international trade, tax, budget, corporate governance, and foreign affairs

Jonathan Jacoby

Areas of expertise: international trade, economy

Andrew Jakabovics

Areas of expertise: housing policy, community and economic development, urban planning, and Jewish law and public policy

Michelle Jolin

Areas of expertise: nonprofit management and growth, social entrepreneurship

Thomas Kalil

Areas of expertise: science and technology policy, nanotechnology, nuclear strategy, U.S.-Japan trade negotiations, U.S.-Japan cooperation in science and technology, the national information infrastructure, distributed learning, electronic commerce

David Madland

Areas of expertise: economic policy, retirement, labor unions, employment and public opinion

Matt Miller

Areas of expertise: economic policy, budget and tax policy, health care policy, education policy, globalization, role of business in society, role of media

Ed Paisley

Areas of expertise: domestic and international financial markets, technology business and finance, and Asian affairs

Richard Samans

Areas of expertise:international trade, monetary, tax, economics, development aid, global poverty / foreign assistance, globalization, IMF/World Bank, World Trade Organization

Louis Soares

Areas of expertise: economic mobility, state strategy and incentives for economic development, adult literacy, and workforce development

Gene Sperling

Areas of expertise: domestic and international economic policy

Daniel Tarullo

Areas of expertise: economic policy, economic regulation

Christian E. Weller

Areas of expertise: private pensions, social security, U.S. economy and the labor market, the Federal Reserve, international finance, and consumer credit and finance

National Security Policy

Mark David Agrast

Areas of expertise: the Constitution, separation of powers, and rule of law; terrorism and civil liberties; judicial independence; international human rights; civil rights - sexual orientation and the law; history of American progressive thought

Spencer Boyer

Areas of expertise: public international law, United Nations and international organization affairs, transatlantic relations and European affairs, international courts and tribunals, U.S. war powers

Reuben Brigety

Areas of expertise: role of development assistance in U.S. foreign policy, U.S. national security, human rights, and humanitarian affairs.

Jake Caldwell

Areas of expertise: international trade (WTO and free trade agreements), agriculture (Farm Bill), energy, biofuels

P.J. Crowley

Areas of expertise: homeland security, critical infrastructure protection, terrorism, National Guard, national security policy, national security budget, Iraq

Ivo H. Daalder

Areas of expertise: American foreign policy, national security policy, Europe

Rudy deLeon

Areas of expertise: U.S. military strategy, defense budget, national security, Middle East, and legislative/executive process and politics.

Andrew Grotto

Areas of expertise: Iran, North Korea, nuclear and biological weapons proliferation, U.S. national security strategy, U.S. nuclear weapons strategy, European national security policies, international law

Ken Gude

Areas of expertise: Geneva Conventions, Guantanamo, national security

Morton H. Halperin

Areas of expertise: national security, international security, U.S. military, military strategy, arms control, U.S. foreign policy

Nina Hachigian

Areas of expertise: U.S. relations to major powers such as China, India, and Russia; U.S.-China relations; national security

Brian Katulis

Areas of expertise: Iraq, national security, terrorism, Middle East politics

Lawrence J. Korb

Areas of expertise: U.S. military, U.S. foreign policy and national security, defense budget, weapons systems, nonproliferation, military history

Denis McDonough

Areas of expertise: Congress and U.S. foreign policy, Europe, Latin America, energy, religion and public policy, Catholic social teaching

Peter Ogden

Areas of expertise: energy security, military manpower, nuclear nonproliferation, East Asia security issues

John Prendergast

Areas of expertise: Africa, conflict resolution, ICC, counter-terrorism in Africa

Dan Restrepo

Areas of expertise: Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. foreign policy, immigration, Hispanic/Latino issues, U.S. electoral policy

Mara Rudman

Areas of expertise: national security policy, defense policy, Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, national security budget issues, Congressional-Executive branch relations, war powers questions, U.S. government decision-making, legislative process and politics

Bill Schulz

Areas of expertise: human rights

Michael Signer

Areas of expertise: foreign policy, homeland security, communications, democracy

Gayle Smith

Areas of expertise: armed conflict and conflict resolution; African affairs; global poverty and international development; global trade; weak states and national security; disaster prevention, mitigation, and response; humanitarian intervention

Caroline Wadhams

Areas of expertise: military manpower, terrorism, national security, Afghanistan