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  • Julie Menter

    I'm curious about many things and currently working to transform our economy so it actually serves life, instead of exploiting it. My research and writing is currently at transformfinance.org/learn

  • Miranda Yaver

    Political scientist. Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh. Writing on administrative burden and inequality in health care. Bylines at NYT, WaPo, and The Guardian. Coverage Denied (CUP 2026).

  • Shahrzad Shams

    Deputy Director, Democratic Institutions at Roosevelt Institute and Roosevelt Forward

  • Stephen Nuñez

    As director of stratification economics for the Roosevelt Institute, Dr. Nuñez leads research on systemic inequalities in the economy and the ways in which public policy has perpetuated them.

  • Kristen Crowell

    Mom, policy enthusiast, working to make the rich and corporations pay more in taxes.

  • Elizabeth Wilkins

    Elizabeth Wilkins is the president and CEO at Roosevelt.

  • Noa Rosinplotz

    Noa is a senior research associate at Roosevelt, interested in taxes, economic inequality, and public provision.

  • Lena Bilik

    Senior Program Manager @ Roosevelt Institute/Roosevelt Forward. Thinking/writing about care, labor, and the intersection of gender and economics.

  • Igor Volsky

    Longtime political communications and advocacy professional, co-founder of the Mindfulness in Politics Project.

  • Fiona Scott Morton
  • Jacob Spitz

    Economics PhD at Columbia University

  • Patrick Oakford

    Director, Worker Power and Economic Security at Roosevelt Institute and Roosevelt Forward

  • Andrea Prat

    Andrea Prat is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University.

  • Matt Hughes

    director of strategic narrative + advisor to the president @ the roosevelt institute and roosevelt forward. managing director of fireside stacks

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