Staff
- Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
- Navin Nayak, Counselor
- Mara Rudman, Executive Vice President, Policy
- Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President, External Affairs
- Gordon Gray, Chief Operating Officer
- Daniella Gibbs Léger, Executive Vice President, Communications and Strategy
Senior Staff
- Sam Berger, Vice President, Democracy and Government Reform
- Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity
- Brent J. Cohen, Executive Director, Generation Progress; Vice President, Youth Engagement
- Adam Conner, Vice President, Technology Policy
- Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
- Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
- Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President; General Counsel
- Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
- Katie Hamm, Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
- Deborah Holston, Vice President, Finance
- Tom Jawetz, Vice President, Immigration Policy
- Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy
- Ben Miller, Vice President, Postsecondary Education
- Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
- Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
- Jamie Perez, Vice President, Digital Strategy
- Shilpa Phadke, Vice President, Women's Initiative
- Allison Preiss, Vice President, Communications
- Laura Rodriguez, Vice President, Government Affairs
- Scott Sargrad, Vice President, K-12 Education Policy
- Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow
- Lauren Vicary, Senior Vice President, Art, Editorial, and Video
- Andres Vinelli, Vice President, Economic Policy
- Alex Wall, Vice President, Digital Engagement
- Karen Witt, Vice President, Human Resources
Distinguished Senior Fellows
- Austan Goolsbee, Distinguished Senior Fellow
- Lawrence H. Summers, Distinguished Senior Fellow
Resident Senior Fellows
The Senior Fellows program includes a broad and diverse community of policy experts and scholars who develop policy ideas and analysis that contribute to the progressive policy agenda of American Progress. These ideas help to shape and influence the public debate and policy debate about the most important issues facing our nation and the world. American Progress does not accept unsolicited proposals to participate in our Senior Fellows program.
- Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
- Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
- Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
- Michael Fuchs, Senior Fellow
- Sam Fulwood III, Senior Fellow and Interim Vice President, Race and Ethnicity
- Andy Green, Senior Fellow
- Stephanie Griffith, Senior Fellow
- John Halpin, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, Politics and Elections
- Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
- Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy
- Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
- Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
- Livia Lam, Senior Fellow; Director, Workforce Development
- Matt Lee-Ashley, Senior Fellow
- Jacob Leibenluft, Senior Fellow
- David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
- Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
- Sam Ricketts, Senior Fellow
- Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
- Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
- Rebecca Vallas, Senior Fellow
- Alan Yu, Senior Fellow; Director, International Climate Policy
Nonresident Senior Fellows
- Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow
- Michael Barr, Senior Fellow
- Daniel Benaim, Senior Fellow
- David A. Bergeron, Senior Fellow
- Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
- Catherine Brown, Senior Fellow
- Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
- Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
- Aneesh Chopra, Senior Fellow
- Ed Chung, Senior Fellow
- Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
- Kimberly Clausing, Senior Fellow
- Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
- Greg Dotson, Senior Fellow
- Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
- Henry Fernandez, Senior Fellow
- Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
- Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow
- Sarah Jane Glynn, Senior Fellow
- Maha Jweied, Senior Fellow
- Frank Kendall, Senior Fellow
- Adriana Kugler, Senior Fellow
- Karen A. Lash, Senior Fellow
- Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow
- Elisa Massimino, Senior Fellow
- Taryn Morrissey, Senior Fellow
- Matt Olsen, Senior Fellow
- Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow
- Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow
- Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
- David Shor, Senior Fellow
- Vikram Singh, Senior Fellow
- Ganesh Sitaraman, Senior Fellow
- Trevor Sutton, Senior Fellow
- Vilissa Thompson, Senior Fellow
- Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
- Judith Warner, Senior Fellow
- Renita J. Weems, Senior Fellow
- Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
- Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
- Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow
Resident Fellows
- James Lamond, Fellow
- Asha Padmanabhan, Fellow
Nonresident Fellows
- Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons, Fellow
- Valerie Novack, Fellow
Art, Editorial, and Video
- Keenan Alexander, Graphic Designer
- Will Beaudouin, Managing Editor
- Steve Bonitatibus, Editor
- Mathew Brady, Data Visualization Developer
- Carl Chancellor, Managing Director, Editorial
- Rosemary Cornelius, Digital Designer
- Jasmine Hardy, Video Producer
- Chester Hawkins, Senior Graphic Designer
- Jarvis Holliday, Director, Editorial
- Irene Koo, Associate Editor
- Meghan Miller, Editor
- Hai-Lam Phan, Director, Video
- Bill Rapp, Art Director
- Christian Rodriguez, Associate Editor
- Shanée Simhoni, Assistant Managing Editor
- Tricia Woodcome, Editor
Communications
- Paige Armstrong, Campaign Associate
- Aloha Backenstose, Digital Media Associate
- Jason Credo, Social Media Manager
- Julia Cusick, Director, Media Relations
- Chris Ford, Senior Broadcast Coordinator
- Dwayne Greene, Director, Broadcast Communications
- Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Ryan Koronowski, Director, Special Research Projects
- Jesse Lee, Senior Adviser
- Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Shana Oshinskie, Design Associate
- Adam Peck, Senior Media Coordinator
- Will Ragland, Research Director
- Zahir Rasheed, Research Assistant
- Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
- Lauren Santa Cruz, Director, Digital Creative
- Vernessa Shih, Story Bank Director
- Marina Sullivan, Email Manager
- Giselle Tervalon, Story Bank Manager
- Paul Turner, Senior Video Producer
- Alejandro Verdin, Campaign Manager
- Sage Warner, Story Bank Campaign Associate
- Alex Witt, Audience Development Director
Criminal Justice
- Akua Amaning, Associate Director
- Sarah Figgatt, Research Assistant
- Kenny Lo, Research Associate
- Betsy Pearl, Associate Director
Democracy and Government
- Hauwa Ahmed, Research Associate
- Maggie Jo Buchanan, Director, Legal Progress
- William Roberts, Managing Director
- Danielle Root, Associate Director, Voting Rights and Access to Justice
- Alex Tausanovitch, Director, Campaign Finance and Electoral Reform
- Stephanie Wylie, Senior Policy Analyst
Development
- Stephanie Bailey, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
- David Bing, Director, Development Operations
- Edward Connors, Direct Appeal Manager
- Ryan Fleury, Director
- Zack Knowles, Associate Director, Foundation Relations
- Rebecca Malaga, Special Assistant
- Stefan Romberg, Managing Director, Foundation Relations
- Jon Roux, Corporate and Major Gifts Officer
- Amy Serafino, Senior Director, Development
- Tiffany Tesmer, Development Operations Coordinator
- Jaime Vázquez, Foundations Relations Coordinator
Digital Strategy
- Carson Bear, Email Marketing Associate
- J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
- Taku Burutsa, Salesforce Administrator
- Genna Cifelli, Social Media Associate
- Lisa DeCow, Associate Director, Email Marketing
- Shar Ghavami, Senior Director, Technology Development
- Matt Grant, Lead Application Developer
- Darian Madere, Applications Developer
- Kiera Manser, Digital Fundraising Associate
- Rafiatou Ouro-Aguy, Digital Analytics Specialist
- Ben Podnar, Senior Email Marketing Manager
- Rebecca Rosenberg, Social Media Director
- Elyse Wallnutt, Director, Digital Strategy
Early Childhood
- MK Falgout, Research Assistant
- Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
- Laura Dallas McSorley, Director
- Darya Nicol, Advocacy Associate
- Erin Robinson, Campaign Manager
Economy
- Olugbenga Ajilore, Senior Economist
- Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
- Gregg Gelzinis, Senior Policy Analyst
- Galen Hendricks, Research Assistant
- Marc Jarsulic, Chief Economist
- Michael Madowitz, Economist
- Lily Roberts, Director, Economic Mobility
- Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
- Divya Vijay, Special Assistant
- Malkie Wall, Research Associate
- Karla Walter, Senior Director, Employment Policy
- Zoe Willingham, Research Associate
- Ryan Zamarripa, Associate Director
- Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy
Education, K-12
- Meg Benner, Senior Consultant
- Neil Campbell, Director, Innovation
- Roby Chatterji, Senior Policy Analyst
- Megan Ferren, Special Assistant
- Bayliss Fiddiman, Senior Policy Analyst
- Khalilah M. Harris, Managing Director
- Ashley Jeffrey, Policy Analyst
- Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
- Jamil Modaffari, Research Assistant
- Lisette Partelow, Senior Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
- Abby Quirk, Research Associate
- Jessica Yin, Research Assistant
Education, Postsecondary
- Viviann Anguiano, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
- Marshall Anthony Jr., Senior Policy Analyst
- Marcella Bombardieri, Associate Director
- Bradley D. Custer, Senior Policy Analyst
- Antoinette Flores, Director, Postsecondary Education
- Marissa Navarro, Special Assistant
- Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst
Energy and Environment
- Bidisha Bhattacharyya, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Policy
- Alexandra Carter, Policy Analyst, Ocean Policy
- Rita Cliffton, Research Associate
- Margaret Cooney, Campaign Manager, Ocean Policy
- Sahir Doshi, Research Assistant
- Ari Drennen, Press Secretary
- Nicole Gentile, Deputy Director, Public Lands
- Miriam Goldstein, Managing Director; Director, Ocean Policy
- Elise Gout, Research Associate
- Sally Hardin, Interim Director
- Trevor Higgins, Senior Director, Domestic Climate and Energy
- Kate Kelly, Director, Public Lands
- Bianca Majumder, Research Associate
- Hannah Malus, Campaign Manager
- Mikyla Reta, Research Associate
- Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
- Jenny Rowland-Shea, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
- Katherine So, Special Assistant
Events
- Diane Bui, Special Events Coordinator
- William Flanagan, Director, Special Events
- Adam Parker, Special Events Manager
- Constance Torian, Associate Director, Outreach and Special Events
Executive Office
- Hailey Becker, Executive Policy Associate
- Lanre Faderin, Executive Assistant and Scheduler to the President
- Ben Hatt, Speechwriter
- Maddie Lubeck, Executive Assistant
- Colin Seeberger, Interim Chief of Staff
- Jenna Sjogren, Special Assistant
- Morgan Spivey, Executive Assistant
External Affairs
- Zina Barrow, External Affairs Associate
- Enrique Fernández-Toledo, In Memoriam
Finance
- Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Manager
- Shane Bateman, Senior Adviser
- Gracie Bee, Senior Accountant
- Elisa Collins, Director, Budget Planning and Forecasting
- Kathy Emerick, Assistant Controller
- Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
- Jose Solis, Budget Analyst
- Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator
Generation Progress
- Ella Azoulay, Program Coordinator
- Hassen Bashir, Advocacy Associate
- Charlotte Hancock, Director, Communications and Digital Strategy
- Emily Leach, Senior Press Associate
- Lotanna Obodozie, Advocacy Associate
- Edwith Theogene, Director of Advocacy
Government Affairs
- Shayna Cherry, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
- Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
- Lola Oduyeru, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
- Lia Parada, Director, Government Affairs
- Jerry Parshall, Associate Director, State and Local Government Affairs
- Brent Woolfork, Director, Government Affairs
Gun Violence Prevention
- Alex Barrio, Director of Advocacy
- Allison Jordan, Special Assistant
- Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Associate Director
Health
- Maura Calsyn, Managing Director, Health Policy
- Emily Gee, Health Economist
- Nicole Rapfogel, Research Assistant
- Thomas Waldrop, Policy Analyst
Human Resources
- Stephanie Abram, Compensation and Benefits Manager
- Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
- Anchita Bhatnagar, Human Resources Information Systems Specialist
- Natasha Dennis, Recruitment and Internship Manager
- Amelia Hickel, Human Resources Assistant
- Cheron McNeal, Managing Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Belinda Randolph, Training and Onboarding Manager
Immigration
- Sofia Carratala, Special Assistant
- Jessica Cobian, Senior Campaign Manager, Anti-Hate and Immigration
- Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager
- Silva Mathema, Associate Director, Policy
- Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Associate Director, Research
- Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration Policy
LGBTQ Rights
- Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
- Sharita Gruberg, Senior Director
- Lindsay Mahowald, Research Assistant
- Caroline Medina, Policy Analyst
- Theo Santos, Special Assistant
Legal
- Leelabeth Cronkhite, Senior Legal Assistant
- Anne Dechter, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
- Gypsy Moore, Legal Counsel
- Grace Oyenubi, Legal Assistant
- Samantha Wolk, Senior Legal Assistant
National Security and International Policy
- Siena Cicarelli, Research Assistant
- Laura Edwards, China Program Coordinator
- Max Hoffman, Associate Director, National Security and International Policy
- Peter Juul, Senior Policy Analyst
- Carolyn Kenney, Senior Policy Analyst, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
- Haneul Lee, Research Assistant
- Jordan Link, Policy Analyst, China
- Joel Martinez, Policy Analyst, Mexico
- Katrina Mulligan, Managing Director
- Alexandra Schmitt, Policy Analyst
- Kaveh Toofan, Special Assistant
Office Services
- Taylor Claiborne, Receptionist
- Charlotte Corneliusen, Office Administrator
- Howard Frazier, Facilities Coordinator
- SheriAnn Stromann, Director, Operations
Poverty
- David Ballard, Campaign and Communications Manager
- Rebecca Cokley, Director, Disability Justice Initiative
- Areeba Haider, Research Associate
- Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Mara Pellittieri, Editor-In-Chief, TalkPoverty
- Kyle Ross, Special Assistant
- Justin Schweitzer, Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Christine Sloane, Director, Anti-Poverty Advocacy
- s.e. smith, Deputy Editor, TalkPoverty
- Taryn Williams, Managing Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
Race and Ethnicity
- Richard Figueroa, Research Assistant
- Lorena Roque, Senior Policy Analyst
Religion and Values
- Maggie Siddiqi, Director
Technology
- Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
- Craig Chambers, Director, Technology and Security
- Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
- Bret Gaulin, Data Warehouse/BI Analyst
- Paula Hubble, Enterprise Applications Support Technician
- Rhonda Malone, Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and Procurement
- Khalif Milton, Desktop Support Technician
- Adeleke Ogunbela, Windows System Administrator
- Alex Pryor, A/V and Systems Engineer
- Walter Rodriguez, Desktop Support Lead Technician
- Aaron Williams, Information Technology Manager
Technology Policy
- Erin Simpson, Associate Director
Women's Initiative
- Juli Adhikari, Advocacy Associate
- Osub Ahmed, Senior Policy Analyst, Women’s Health and Rights
- Robin Bleiweis, Research Associate, Women’s Economic Security
- Diana Boesch, Policy Analyst, Women’s Economic Security
- Nora Ellmann, Research Associate, Women’s Health and Rights
- Jamille Fields Allsbrook, Director, Women's Initiative
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