Staff
- Neera Tanden, CEO of Center for American Progress Action Fund
- Navin Nayak, President and Executive Director, Center for American Progress Action Fund
- 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
- 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
- Jesse Lee, Vice President, Communications
- 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
- Laura Rodriguez, Vice President, Government Affairs
- Scott Sargrad, Vice President, K-12 Education Policy
- 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
- Max Bergmann, Senior Fellow
- Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
- Jocelyn Frye, 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
- Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow
- Cathleen Kelly, Senior Fellow
- Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow
- Livia Lam, Senior Fellow; Director, Workforce Development
- 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
- Claudia Montecinos, Associate Director, Media Relations
- Shana Oshinskie, Design Associate
- Adam Peck, Senior Media Coordinator
- Allison Preiss, Senior Adviser
- Will Ragland, Research Director
- Zahir Rasheed, Research Assistant
- Ricardo Rauseo, Constituency Media Associate
- Lauren Santa Cruz, Director, Digital Creative
- Vernessa Shih, Story Bank Campaign 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
- Elena Berger, Director, Email Marketing and Audience Relations
- 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, Application 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 Policy
- MK Falgout, Special Assistant
- Rasheed Malik, Senior Policy Analyst
- Laura Dallas McSorley, Director
- Darya Nicol, Advocacy Associate
- Erin Robinson, Campaign Manager
Economic Policy
- 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, American Worker Project
- 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 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 Bomardieri, 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, Oceans 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
- 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, Director, Puerto Rico Relief and Economic Policy
Faith
- Maggie Siddiqi, Director, Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative
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
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
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
- Areeba Haider, Research Associate
- Jaboa Lake, Senior Policy Analyst, Poverty to Prosperity Program
- Mara Pellittieri, Editor-In-Chief, Talk Poverty
- 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
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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