Donald Marron is an Institute fellow at the Urban Institute, where he focuses on US economic and financial policy. He has had a diverse career as a professor, consultant and policy analyst. From 2002 to 2009, he served in senior positions advising Congress and the White House on economic issues, fiscal policy and the Global Financial Crisis. He is also the editor of 30-Second Economics, which explores the 50 most thought-provoking economic theories.
William Carrington is a Principal Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, where he focuses on US employment and financial policy. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago and has had a diverse career as a professor, consultant, policy analyst and investor. He has published widely on economic issues related to unemployment, segregation and immigration, has consulted with the International Monetary Fund and has taught economics and statistics at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities.
Gerald D. Cohen is a Senior Economist at Haver Analytics, where he conducts economic analysis and develops value-added economic and financial data. He has worked in the public and private sectors, focusing on the intersection between financial markets and economic fundamentals. During the Obama Administration Gerald was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Analysis at the US Department of Treasury, where he helped formulate and evaluate the impact of policy proposals on the US economy. Prior to that, he co-managed a global macro fund at Ziff Brothers Investments. He holds a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and is co-author of Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy (MIT) with Alberto Alesina and Nouriel Roubini.
Jane Dokko is an economist with expertise in financial economics and household finance. Previously, she was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Economics at the US Treasury Department and a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the Obama Administration, leading the development of housing finance policy, the fiduciary rule and infrastructure policy. She has also worked at the International Monetary Fund, Brookings Institution and Federal Reserve Board. Jane is the author of widely-cited academic journal articles, policy briefs and general interest publications, and her expertise spans housing finance, consumer finance, retirement security and financial regulation.
Wendy Edelberg is an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at the Congressional Budget Office. Just before joining CBO, she was the executive director of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which released its report on the causes of the financial crisis in January 2011. Previously, she worked on issues related to macroeconomics, housing and consumer spending at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers during two administrations. Before that, she worked on those same issues at the Federal Reserve Board. She received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from Columbia University.
Jason J. Fichtner is a Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he teaches courses in economics and public finance. His research focuses on tax policy, budget policy, retirement security and policy proposals to increase saving and investment. Fichtner is the author of The Hidden Cost of Federal Tax Policy and the editor of The Economics of Medicaid.