Staff
- Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress
- Winnie Stachelberg, Executive Vice President, External Affairs
- Jacob Leibenluft, Executive Vice President, Policy
- Gordon Gray, Chief Operating Officer
Senior Staff
- Shane Bateman, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration; Chief Financial Officer
- Melissa Boteach, Senior Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Catherine Brown, Vice President, Education Policy
- Ed Chung, Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform
- Erin Cohan, Vice President and Chief of Staff
- Marlene Cooper Vasilic, Vice President, Outreach and Special Events
- Brian DeMarco, Vice President, Development
- Alex DeMots, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
- Laura E. Durso, Vice President, LGBT Research and Communications Project
- Daniella Gibbs Leger, Senior Vice President, Communications and Strategy
- Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy
- Katie Hamm, Vice President, Early Childhood Policy
- Deborah Holston, Vice President, Finance
- Marc Jarsulic, Senior Vice President, Economic Policy
- Tom Jawetz, Vice President, Immigration Policy
- Judd Legum, Senior Vice President, Editor in Chief
- Praveen Madhiraju, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
- Kelly Magsamen, Vice President, National Security and International Policy
- Navin Nayak, Senior Vice President
- Ben Olinsky, Senior Vice President, Policy and Strategy
- Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention
- Shilpa Phadke, Vice President, Women's Initiative
- Miguel Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
- Topher Spiro, Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow
- Rebecca Vallas, Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Lauren Vicary, Senior Vice President, Art, Editorial, and Video
Distinguished Senior Fellows
- Austan Goolsbee, Distinguished Senior Fellow
- Carmel Martin, 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.
- Daniel Benaim, Senior Fellow
- Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
- Ulrich Boser, Senior Fellow
- Matt Browne, Senior Fellow
- Kristina Costa, Senior Fellow
- Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
- Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow
- Michael Fuchs, Senior Fellow
- Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow
- Ken Gude, Senior Fellow
- John Halpin, Senior Fellow
- Seth Hanlon, Senior Fellow
- Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow; Director, China Policy
- Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
- Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
- Frank Kendall, Senior Fellow
- Liz Kennedy, Senior Fellow
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
- David Madland, Senior Fellow; Senior Adviser, American Worker Project
- Kate Martin, Senior Fellow
- Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow
- Scott Nathan, Senior Fellow
- Michael Sozan, Senior Fellow
- Jamila Taylor, Senior Fellow
- Ruy Teixeira, Senior Fellow
- Emma Vadehra, Senior Fellow
- Judith Warner, Senior Fellow
- Michael Werz, Senior Fellow
Nonresident Senior Fellows
- Nish Acharya, Senior Fellow
- Daryl V. Atkinson, Senior Fellow
- Michael Barr, Senior Fellow
- David A. Bergeron, Senior Fellow
- Donald M. Berwick, Senior Fellow
- Cynthia G. Brown, Senior Fellow
- Aneesh Chopra, Senior Fellow
- Simon Clark, Senior Fellow
- Alan Cohen, Senior Fellow
- David M. Cutler, Senior Fellow
- Greg Dotson, Senior Fellow
- Mark Egerman, Senior Fellow
- Zeke Emanuel, Senior Fellow
- Dan Feldman, Senior Fellow
- Henry Fernandez, Senior Fellow
- Netsy Firestein, Senior Fellow
- Marshall Fitz, Senior Fellow
- Shawn Fremstad, Senior Fellow
- Kristie A. Kenney, Senior Fellow
- Adriana Kugler, Senior Fellow
- Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow
- Jim Lyons, Senior Fellow
- Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow
- Steve Phillips, Senior Fellow
- Dan Restrepo, Senior Fellow
- Joseph Romm, Senior Fellow
- Shirley Sagawa, Senior Fellow
- Scott Shuchart, Senior Fellow
- Vikram Singh, Senior Fellow
- Ganesh Sitaraman, Senior Fellow
- Trevor Sutton, Fellow
- Jay Urwitz, Senior Fellow
- Christian E. Weller, Senior Fellow
- Ted Widmer, Senior Fellow
- Tom K. Wong, Senior Fellow
- Uzra Zeya, Senior Fellow
Art, Editorial, and Video
- Keenan Alexander, Graphic Designer
- Will Beaudouin, Managing Editor
- Steve Bonitatibus, Editor
- Mathew Brady, Data Visualization Developer
- Carl Chancellor, Senior Director, Editorial
- Leanna Commins, Assistant Editor
- Jasmine Hardy, Video Editor
- Chester Hawkins, Senior Graphic Designer
- Irene Koo, Assistant Editor
- Meghan Miller, Editor
- Bill Rapp, Art Director
- Christian Rodriguez, Assistant Editor
- Andrew Satter, Director, Video
- Shanée Simhoni, Assistant Managing Editor
- Tricia Woodcome, Associate Editor
Communications
- Siena Cicarelli, Special Assistant
- Denzel Cummings, Campaign Associate
- Julia Cusick, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Talia Dessel, Research Analyst
- Kyle Epstein, Manager, Media Relations
- Morgan Finkelstein, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Claudia Flores, Immigration Campaign Manager
- Chris Ford, Broadcast Coordinator
- Sam Hananel, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Tony Hanna, Campaign Associate
- James Lamond, Senior Policy Adviser
- Jesse Lee, Senior Adviser
- Danielle Mathias, Social Media Assistant
- Rafael Medina, Senior Media Coordinator
- Freedom Murphy, Communications Associate
- Allison Preiss, Managing Director, Communications
- Will Ragland, Managing Director
- Rachel Rosen, Senior Director, Broadcast Communications
- Rebecca Rosenberg, Social Media Director
- Colin Seeberger, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Jennifer Shelton, Special Assistant
- Vernessa Shih, Story Bank Director
- Giselle Tervalon, Story Bank Campaign Associate
- Juanita Tolliver, Campaign Director
- Jeremy Venook, Research Analyst
- Sage Warner, Story Bank Campaign Associate
Criminal Justice
- Lea Hunter, Research Assistant
- Betsy Pearl, Campaign Manager
- Maritza Perez, Senior Policy Analyst
- Allison Young, Special Assistant
Democracy and Government
- Diana Pilipenko, Associate Director, Anti-Corruption and Illicit Finance
- Danielle Root, Voting Rights Manager
- Alex Tausanovitch, Associate Director
Development
- David Bing, Associate Director, Development Operations
- Julia Busch, Senior Director, Foundation Relations
- Jodi Chan, Senior Manager, Foundation Relations
- Ryan Fleury, Director, Development
- Sean McCarthy, Foundation Relations Coordinator
- Kiki Pierce, Development Coordinator
- Ashley Robinson, Senior Major Gifts Officer
- Jon Roux, Major Gifts Officer
- Tiffany Tesmer, Special Assistant
Early Childhood
- Brooke Butler, Campaign Manager
- Steven Jessen-Howard, Research Assistant
- Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
- Cristina Novoa, Policy Analyst
- Leila Schochet, Research and Advocacy Manager
- Simon Workman, Associate Director, Early Childhood Policy
Economy
- Olugbenga Ajilore, Senior Economist
- Kevin DeGood, Director, Infrastructure Policy
- Sara Estep, Research Assistant
- Gregg Gelzinis, Research Associate
- Andy Green, Managing Director, Economic Policy
- Galen Hendricks, Special Assistant
- Michael Madowitz, Economist
- Andrew Schwartz, Policy Analyst
- Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director, Tax Policy
- Karla Walter, Director, Employment Policy
- Zoe Willingham, Research Assistant
- Daniella Zessoules, Special Assistant
- Michela Zonta, Senior Policy Analyst, Housing Policy
Education, K-12
- Meg Benner, Senior Consultant
- Neil Campbell, Director, Innovation
- Bayliss Fiddiman, Senior Policy Analyst
- Ashley Jeffrey, Policy Analyst
- Laura Jimenez, Director, Standards and Accountability
- Stephenie Johnson, Associate Campaign Director
- Lisette Partelow, Director, K-12 Strategic Initiatives
- Scott Sargrad, Managing Director, K-12 Education Policy
- Jessica Yin, Special Assistant
Education, Postsecondary
- Marcella Bombardieri, Senior Policy Analyst
- Colleen Campbell, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
- Antoinette Flores, Associate Director, Postsecondary Education
- Sara Garcia, Policy Analyst
- Ben Miller, Senior Director, Postsecondary Education
- Victoria Yuen, Policy Analyst
Energy and Environment
- Erin Auel, Campaign Manager
- Luke Bassett, Associate Director, Domestic Energy and Environment Policy
- Alexandra Carter, Research Associate, Ocean Policy
- Alison Cassady, Managing Director
- Margaret Cooney, Campaign Manager, Ocean Policy
- Zachary Drennen, Press Secretary
- Nicole Gentile, Deputy Director, Public Lands
- Miriam Goldstein, Director, Ocean Policy
- Sally Hardin, Research Analyst
- Kate Kelly, Director, Public Lands
- Dinu Krishnamoorthi, Special Assistant
- Mary Ellen Kustin, Director of Policy, Public Lands
- Matt Lee-Ashley, Senior Director, Environmental Strategy and Communications
- Bianca Majumder, Research Associate
- Claire Moser, Director
- Guillermo Ortiz, Research Assistant
- Miranda Peterson, Research Associate
- Marc Rehmann, Senior Campaign Manager, Law of the Land Project
- Ryan Richards, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
- Jenny Rowland-Shea, Senior Policy Analyst, Public Lands
Events
- Taylor Brady, Special Events Coordinator
- Diane Bui, Special Events Coordinator
- William Flanagan, Director, Special Events
- Adam Parker, Special Events Coordinator
- Constance Torian, Associate Director, Outreach and Special Events
Executive Office
- Hauwa Ahmed, Special Assistant
- Hailey Becker, Special Assistant
- Sam Berger, Senior Adviser
- Saharra Griffin, Special Assistant
- Hang Liu, Director, Speechwriting
- Jenna Sjogren, Special Assistant
- Tess Van Schepen, Executive Assistant and Scheduler
External Affairs
- Zina Barrow, Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President, External Affairs
- Elena Berger, Director, Email Marketing and Audience Relations
- Chelsea Daley, Email Marketing Associate
- Lisa DeCow, Associate Director, Email Marketing
- Enrique Fernández-Toledo, Director, Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy
- Ben Podnar, Email Marketing Manager
Finance
- Kola Adetola, Director, Accounting
- Deborah Alston, Accounts Payable Manager
- Gracie Bee, Staff Accountant
- Elisa Collins, Budget Analyst
- Brion Elliott, Senior Manager, Budgets
- Mildred Hardin, Budget Analyst
- Ravi Shankar, Director, Financial Operations and Reporting
- Jose Solis, Budget Analyst
- Adam Stromme, Administrative Coordinator
Generation Progress
- Amber Gaither, Operations Coordinator
- Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director
- Kiara Richardson, Organizing Associate
- Giovanni Rocco, Press Associate
- Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director
- Christian Smith, Organizing Associate
- Brittney Souza, Organizing Associate
- Maggie Thompson, Executive Director, Generation Progress
Government Affairs
- Shayna Cherry, Director, State and Local Government Affairs
- Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs
- Patrick Dolan, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
- Lia Parada, Director, Government Affairs
- Jerry Parshall, Manager, State and Local Government Affairs
- Brent Woolfork, Director, Government Affairs
Gun Violence Prevention
- Rukmani Bhatia, Policy Analyst
- Jasmine Harris, Director of Advocacy
- Oshane Mcrae, Campaign Associate
- Tori Saylor, Special Assistant
- Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Associate Director
Health
- Maura Calsyn, Managing Director, Health Policy
- Emily Gee, Health Economist
- Madeline Twomey, Special Assistant
Human Resources
- Rebecca Basena Kampi, In Memoriam
- Danielle Foxx, Payroll Coordinator
- Maria Celeste Gomez, Human Resources Assistant
- Kaitlin Hass, Human Resources Generalist
- Kyle Huang, Recruitment Coordinator
- Lakeisha James, Human Resources Manager
- Cheron McNeal, Senior Director, Talent Management and Diversity Initiatives
Immigration
- Jessica Cobian, Senior Campaign Manager, Anti-Hate and Immigration
- Silva Mathema, Senior Policy Analyst
- Laura Muñoz Lopez, Special Assistant
- Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, Senior Policy Analyst
- Philip E. Wolgin, Managing Director, Immigration Policy
LGBT
- Frank J. Bewkes, Policy Analyst
- Andrew Cray, In Memoriam
- Sharita Gruberg, Associate Director, LGBT Research and Communications Project
- Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Research Assistant
- Caitlin Rooney, Research Assistant
Legal
- Leelabeth Cronkhite, Legal Assistant
- Anne Dechter, Legal Counsel
- Lanre Faderin, Legal Assistant
- Samantha Wolk, Legal Assistant
Legal Progress
- Jake Faleschini, Director, Federal Courts Program
- Abbey Meller, Organizing Associate
National Security and International Policy
- Abigail Bard, Research Assistant, Asia Policy
- Max Hoffman, Associate Director, National Security and International Policy
- Blaine Johnson, Policy Analyst, China and Asia Policy
- Peter Juul, Senior Policy Analyst
- Carolyn Kenney, Senior Policy Analyst, Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative
- Meredith Leal, Program Coordinator
- Joel Martinez, Research Associate, Mexico
- Katrina Mulligan, Managing Director
Office Services
- Quiana Bell, Receptionist
- Charlotte Corneliusen, Office Administrator
- Howard Frazier, Facilities Assistant
- SheriAnn Stromann, Associate Director, Operations
Poverty
- Azza Altiraifi, Research Associate
- David Ballard, Advocacy and Field Coordinator
- Rebecca Cokley, Director, Disability Justice Initiative
- Rejane Frederick, Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Director of Poverty Policy
- Pat Garofalo, Managing Editor
- Areeba Haider, Special Assistant
- Donovan Hicks, Research Associate
- Zahra Mion, Communications and Advocacy Associate
- Mara Pellittieri, Managing Editor, TalkPoverty
- Heidi Schultheis, Policy Analyst
- Jeremy Slevin, Director of Antipoverty Advocacy
- s.e. Smith, Deputy Editor, TalkPoverty
- Rachel West, Director of Poverty Research
Race and Ethnicity
- Abril Castro, Research Assistant
- Connor Maxwell, Research Associate
- Danyelle Solomon, Senior Director, Race and Ethnicity Policy
Religion and Values
- Emily London, Research Assistant
- Maggie Siddiqi, Director
Technology
- Adeleke Ogunbela, Desktop Support Lead Technician
- Christopher Bachmann, UNIX Systems Administrator
- J.R. Boynton, Outreach Systems and Analytics Manager
- Taku Burutsa, Salesforce Administrator
- Craig Chambers, Director, Technology and Security
- Demetrick DeVille, Desktop Support Technician
- Bret Gaulin, Data Warehouse/BI Analyst
- Shar Ghavami, Director, Technology Development
- James Honaker, Web Developer, Special Projects
- Rhonda Malone, Senior Director, Enterprise Applications and Procurement
- Alex Pryor, A/V and Systems Engineer
- Walter Rodriguez, Desktop Support Technician
- Aaron Williams, Information Technology Manager
Women's Initiative
- Osub Ahmed, Policy Analyst
- Diana Boesch, Research Assistant, Women’s Economic Security
- Nora Ellmann, Research Assistant
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