Sima J. Gandhi

Senior Policy Analyst

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Sima J. Gandhi is a Senior Policy Analyst with the economic policy team. She works on a wide range of issues related to government efficiency, behavioral economics, budget analysis, and tax policy. Prior to joining American Progress, Sima was a fellow with the Tobin Project’s Regulatory Capacity Initiative where she analyzed the design of independent regulatory agencies, and a tax lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York City. Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin presented Sima with The Brookings Institute's Hamilton Project Economic Policy Innovation Prize for her revenue-neutral proposal to increase the effectiveness of federal subsidies for higher education.

Sima grew up in California and received her J.D. and LL.M. in tax from the New York University School of Law where she was awarded the David F. Bradford Prize. She doubled majored in engineering and science, technology, and society at Stanford University, where she graduated with honors.