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Office of the President

Thea Lee, President
John Schmitt, Vice President
Alyce Anderson, Executive Assistant to the President

Senior Staff

Thea Lee, President
John Schmitt, Vice President
Josh Bivens, Director of Research
Arlene Williams, Director of Development and Strategic Planning
Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy

Research

Josh Bivens, Director of Research
Hunter Blair, Budget Analyst
David Cooper, Senior Economic Analyst and Deputy Director of EARN
Jin Dai, Programmer
Ross Eisenbrey, Senior Fellow
Jeff Faux, Founding President and Distinguished Fellow
Emma García, Economist
Elise Gould, Senior Economist
Janelle Jones, Economic Analyst
Lawrence Mishel, Distinguished Fellow
Zane Mokhiber, Research Assistant
Monique Morrissey, Economist
Jessica Schieder, Economic Analyst
Robert E. Scott, Senior Economist and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research
Valerie Wilson, Director, Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy
Julia Wolfe, Research Assistant
Ben Zipperer, Economist

Complete list of (non-staff) EPI Research Associates

Policy

Heidi Shierholz, Senior Economist and Director of Policy
Celine McNicholas, Director of Labor Law and Policy
Samantha Sanders, Director of Government Relations

Communications

Dan Crawford, Acting Communications Director/Media Relations Director
Kayla Blado, Media Relations Specialist
Lora Engdahl, Publications Director
Krista Faries, Editor
John Carlo Mandapat, Designer
Margaret Poydock, Communications Assistant
Eric Shansby, Online and Creative Director
Kyle Jennings, Web Developer

Development

Arlene Williams, Director of Development and Strategic Planning
James Tatum, Senior Development Officer & Manager of Donor Relations
Rami Jackson, Development Associate

Finance and Administration

John Cook, Finance & Administration Director
Shurron Dempsey, Operations Manager
LaTara Henry, Director of Human Resources
Sara Krauss, Administrative Support Associate

Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)

David Cooper, Senior Economic Analyst and Deputy Director of EARN

Retirement Security Project

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Director of Retirement Security
Elyse Eshelman, Retirement Assistant